Propagation
Stratify fresh seeds at 5º C (41ºF) for 14 days before sowing.

Botanic information
Leaf: The 4-sided dark to grey-green acicular leaves have a pointed apex and 30 to 40 are arranged in whorl on a short spur.

Flower: The upright male finger-like strobili are up to 75mm (3in) long and 17mm (⅝ in) wide, yellow-brown when ripe and shedding pollen in autumn. The erect green female is up to 10mm (⅜in) long and appear in the upper part of tree in large numbers during autumn.

Fruit: The upright stalked reddish-brown barrel-shaped cone is up to 65mm (2½in) wide and is upright on the upper side of the branches. The scales are closely imbricate and each scale contains two broad winged seeds. It takes up to 2-years to mature and the central stalks of the cones are persistent on the tree after the scales have fallen.