Propagation
Stratify seeds for 1 to 2 months during winter and sow seeds in pots, then place in a cold frame to germinate.

Botanic information
Leaf: The soft texture narrow needle-like linear leaves are bright green maturing to deep green with an obtuse or acute apex. There are up to 40 arranged on spurs and the leaves turn yellow during autumn. The terminal globose buds have brown pointed scales and the lateral buds are shorter with a blunt apex.

Note
The leaves that appear on long spurs are up to 33mm (1¼in) long with a pointed or obtuse apex and appear singularly or spirally along the twigs. The leaves that appear on short spurs and older wood are up to 38mm (1½in) long and are arranged in whorls with up to 40 in each tuft.

Flower: The globose red to greenish-cream coloured female strobili has scales that show both colours and the smaller male strobili are yellow when shedding pollen. They are arranged along the branchlets over the tree and appear during late spring.

Fruit: