Beautifully impressive, large tree with a lovely crown shape and striking bark. Like the species (P. nigra subsp. nigra) it can be used as a low-branched or crowned tree. When growing freely on its own, the branches remain full down to the base. On a young tree, the crown is narrow pyramidal and retains this shape for a long time. Only as it grows older does the tree spread out. The black-grey bark is deeply grooved and very decorative on older trees. The needles are in twos on the yellowish brown twigs. They are very dark green, stiff and slightly prickly. The light brown, pendent cones hang in pairs or single. Like the species, ‘Pyramidalis’ is suitable for lots of soil types and also grows on dry, limy soil. Tolerates sea wind and is not sensitive to air pollution.