12"-18" 2-0. Grows best in full sun, in moist, well-drained, fertile soils. Grows over 35' and needles are stiff, short, and silvery blue to greenish blue in color. Tree is conical shaped and it never requires pruning. It has striking foliage with branches in horizontal layers and needles of each new season appearing pale blue & silvery, contrasting with the darker blue-green of the older foliage. This tree requires a fairly large space for growing.