Pinus contorta subsp. contorta (N)

Common name: Shore pine

Family name: Pinaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone:  2

Mature height and spread:  5-12m; 5-6m

Form: evergreen conifer

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: wide variety of soil condition

Leaf arrangement:  not as blue as sylvestris, more twisted; 2 needles group

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  egg-shaped, 2-5cm, black

Limitations: no shade, very tolerant of salt spray

Suitable uses:  specimen, bonsai

Quick ID description:  twisted, 2 needles; egg shape

Photographs:

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/picoc.htm