Pinus heldreichii (leucodermis) 'Banderica' Japanese Gardens

Pinus heldreichii (leucodermis) 'Banderica' Japanese Gardens'Banderica'Bosnian Pine. The Hershey's Kiss shaped pine. This attractive cultivar has almost perfect form and foliage and grows into that chubby, squat form that works for almost every garden. Also, to have a plant that requires no pruning, but looks pruned anyway. An easy care conifer that will become your favorite. 3 ft x 3 ft in 10 years.

In 10  years you can expect the tree to be 25-30 ft tall but only 8-10 ft wide

The new growth in spring is silvery

A cross of R

white trumpets with a yellow throat

and are a rich shade of purple with darker spotting within each flower

The tree has interesting curved

but does have a nice vertical texture

The cultivar was selected from a batch of seedlings at the Bruns nursery in Bad Zwischenahn

or to keep looking bright and fresh

The fall colors are attractive shades of yellow

This interesting and sculptural form of Silver Fir may start a bit floppy

The name 'shishigashira' refers to two different cultivars