Pinus strobus 'Brevifolia' is a shrubby, slow-growing irregular upright selection of Eastern White pine with short, narrow needles 1 to 1.4 inches (2.5 - 3.5 cm) long, noticeably shorter than the species. The epithet "Brevifolia" literally means "short foliage" in Latin. It holds the needles well and maintains a dense globular form. After 10 years of growth a mature specimen will measure 36 inches (90 cm) tall and 30 inches (75 cm) wide a growth rate of 3 to 4 inches (7.5 - 10 cm) per year.
This is a very old cultivar that originated in France as early as 1855. Élie-Abel Carrière described it as Pinus strobus forma brevifolia, suggesting that more than one clone may exist in the nursery trade.
