| General Description | A large, gracefully growing specimen. |
| ID Characteristic | The needles bend near the base causing the pendulous look. |
| Shape | Upright broadly pyramidal. |
| Landscape | Used as a showy tree in big areas and is excellent as a specimen or accent plant. |
| Propagation | By seed. |
| Cultivation | Likes well-drained, sandy light soils. Will grow best if sheltered from harsh winds. |
| Pests | Damping off, root rot, dieback, blister rust, canker, blight. Scale, pine needle miner, pine weevil, bark beetles and pinewood nematode. |
| Notable Specimens | The Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
| Habitat | Elevations between 4000 - 8000 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description | The bark is initially smooth but develops shallow fissures and flakey plates over time. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | The winter buds are slightly resinous. |
| Leaf Description | Needles are 12-20 cm long, soft and found in fascicles of five. Young needles stand straight up while the older ones droop. |
| Flower Description | Monoecious. The male strobili are found low in the crown in dense clusters. The females are found higher in the crown which start off standing up straight but eventually become pendulous. |
| Fruit Description | Cylindrical resinous cones that are 15 - 30 cm long. Young cones sit straight up but do become pendulous as they age. The cones are curved much like a banana. |
| Colour Description | The needles are blue/green in colour. The under part of the needle is a white/blue colour giving the tree a silvery/blue cast. Yellow flowers. Brownish-grey cones. |
| Texture Description | Medium, feather-like needles. |
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