Scientific name: Pinus contorta subsp. contorta (N)

Common name: shore pine

Family name: Pinaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 2

Mature height and spread: 22-30m tall, 7-10m wide

Form: horizontal, irregular, upright, conical

Water use: low

Soil requirements: well-drained, acidic

Leaf arrangement: needle-like, fascicles.

Fall colour: none

Flower/cone/fruit description: small, brown cone. Egg shaped, points backwards (unique)

Limitations: needs full sun. best on coast

Suitable uses: windswept look, very dramatic. Adaptable.

Quick ID: conifer. Tree. Evergreen. Needle-like, twisted (aka. Contorta), fascicles (two needles per fascicles). Needles, Green all around. Pointy and flexible.