A conical evergreen when young but grows vigorously and becomes much more open and flat topped with a long bole when mature. The male flowers are yellow and grow in clusters at the end of the previous years shoots. The female flowers at the tips of the new shoots.
It has needles in bunches of two up to 7cm long. The are usually twisted with a short point at the tip.
The branches are irregular and often have broken off, remaining, old branches lower down the bole.
The bark is a distinctive red or orange at the top of the bole and a more red or grey low down. The lower trunk is scaly whereas the top half is more papery.
It has needles in bunches of two up to 7cm long. The are usually twisted with a short point at the tip.
The branches are irregular and often have broken off, remaining, old branches lower down the bole.
The bark is a distinctive red or orange at the top of the bole and a more red or grey low down. The lower trunk is scaly whereas the top half is more papery.
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