Pinus parviflora 'Gimborn's Ideal' is a slow-growing, irregular, narrow-pyramidal selection of Japanese White Pine with dense branching and long, fine, curved needles that are silver-Blue in early spring, gradually turning dark, steel-Blue by late summer and throughout winter. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 6 feet (2 m) tall and 3 feet (1 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 6 to 8 inches (15 - 20 cm). Like all Japanese pines, this conifer is very easy to keep at a manageable size trough a process of candling and aesthetic pruning.
This cultivar originated as a unique specimen selected in the 1950s at the van Gimborn Estate, Doorn, The Netherlands.
