Good in California valleys and on coast. Successful in Tucson. Excellent in beach gardens. Eventually too large for small gardens. Splendid roadside tree.
Young trees are handsome, older trees striking.
Moderate growth to 40-80 feet. In youth, stout, bushy. In middle life, thick trunk is topped with umbrella form of many branches. In old age, broad and flat-topped. Needles in twos, 5-8 inches in length.