Considered to be drought tolerant and takes wind and heat. Is also considered to be hardy. Near Sophora japonica by Bldg. This species is a 3 needle pine with individual needles being 6 to 12 inches long. One of the longest needled pines we will study.
Needles are blue green to dark green in color.
Flowers are catkins and cones. The male catkins are full of pollen in the spring. Female cones are glossy, brown color and 4 to 9 inches in length. Species can be used in the formal or informal landscape as a background, skyline, mass, specimen or street tree in larger landscapes. Needs summer water in Southern California.