Use - furniture, gun stocks, and veneer. Delicious, edible nuts and blackish dye made from husks. Tomatoes and apples do not survive near mature trees. Height 20-100' Excellent for Christmas Trees. Has a pleasing medium to blue-green sprays of foilage that form long ascending branches.
Wood is moderately soft but has good strength qualities.
Adapted to most soils but performs best on well-drained sites. Use - good for windbreaks and noise abatement. Height 20-100' Excellent for Christmas Trees. It is tall with a narrow crown to the base. Branches are compact and the shape is conical.