An East African evergreen tree with soft fern-like blue-green needles, often clipped as a hedge or topiary in mild-climate gardens.
Description
Fern pine carries long, narrow, blue-green needles arranged spirally on slim drooping branches. The texture is fine and feathery, more like a fern than a typical conifer.
Cultivation
A slow-growing evergreen that tolerates pruning, drought, and city pollution, fern pine is a popular hedge and screening plant in mild climates such as California and the Mediterranean.
Uses
Fern pine is grown widely as an ornamental tree, a clipped hedge, or an espaliered wall plant. The timber is used locally in East Africa for building and furniture.
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