RHS Russian cedar, Siberian cedar, Siberian cedar pine, Swiss stone pine
A bushy tree to 20m tall, usually narrow in habit, with dark grey-green needles borne in fives, and ovoid cones 6cm long, blue-green when young, later pale brown, and contained large, edible seeds
Higher than 12 metres
4-8 metres
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Grow in any well-drained soil in full sun. May be short-lived in shallow, chalk soil. See Trees: buying and planting specimens
Propagate by seed in containers in a cold frame in spring. Semi-ripe cuttings from vigorous young growth in summer or early to mid autumn
Keep pruning to a minimum but if dual leaders form on young trees, remove one to produce a single-stemmed tree. Trees may be resinous, any pruning should be carried out from late summer to midwinter
May be susceptible to adelgids, conifer aphid, sawfly larvae, and pine shoot moth
May be susceptible to honey fungus and needle cast diseases