The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Blue Wave Japanese white pine

Family: Pinaceae (pine family)

Distribution: Species native to Japan

Hardiness: USDA Zone 4

Life form: Evergreen tree

Comments: An outstanding semi-prostrate, slow-growing evergreen with blue needles and wavy branch habit. Good accent or specimen. Plant is both salt tolerant and adaptable to most soil except those poorly drained.