Pinus sylvestris 'Gold Coin' is one of the best winter gold varieties of pine available in the nursery trade today. This cultivar literally glows in the winter landscape with a blinding display of stunning gold foliage that intensifies as the weather cools. In summer, the needles become more of a translucent shade of pale green which is still very attractive in the landscape. The plants basic structure is that of an upright tree-form which grow 8 to 12 inches (20 - 30 cm) a year, resulting in a small dense tree, 12 feet (5.5 m) tall and 8 feet (2.5 m) wide after 10 years in the landscape. Like many forms of Scots pine, 'Gold Coin' takes well to pruning, making it appropriate in a smaller setting with proper maintenance.
R.S. Corley, United Kingdom is credited with the origin and introduction of the cultivar in the late 1970s.
