Foliage:
Green (Handsome, stiff, dark green needles)
Soil:
Tolerates clay, dry, and alkaline soils
Range:
Discovered by B.H. Slavin as a witches broom on a Pinus nigra specimen in Seneca Park, Rochester, New York in 1932
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Needles (2-3" long) in fascicles of 2, with 14 waxy lines on each surface. Apex of needle is thickened (horned) and somehat sharp pointed. Buds (0.5-1") are resinous and reddish-brown. No pubescence on young stems. Cones persist 2 years, often with small prickle on scale ends (not as prominent prickles as in Pinus ponderosa cones).
