[Excerpt from Dwarf & Unusual Conifers Coming of Age A Guide to Mature Garden Conifers, by Sandra McLean Cutler] long, dark green needles in dense clusters of short branchlets, at the ends of outstretched branches, giving it a lumpy appearance; late in the season, short needles develop & surround the white bud; dense globose form; full sun; 3 H/2 W; z3
