The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Billow eastern white pine

Family: Pinaceae (pine family)

Synonym: Pinus strobus 'Billaw'

Distribution: Species native to e. North America

Hardiness: USDA Zone 3

Life form: Evergreen tree

Comments: A slow-growing, dwarf form growing wider than tall, forming a globe shaped, squat evergreen shrub. May ultimately reach 10' or more in height, but usually much smaller. Needles attractively colored blue-green, grouped in bundles of 5, 2-5" long and persist for up to 3 years. No cones have been reported on this cultivar. Largely unavailable in the trade.