Variations
There are two distinct forms of the tree.

var. contorta 	Shore Pine
This shrub to small tree grows to 10m (30ft) tall with a short contorted trunk and twisted branches to ground level forming a dense crown. It grows in wet to boggy soils and is restricted to the western coast. It is frost and salt spray tolerant but drought tender and is commonly cultivated in small gardens as a specimen tree. 

var. latifolia	Lodgepole Pine
This tree grows to 25m (80ft) tall forming a clear cylindrical trunk with an open crown and tolerates most well drained fertile to poor loams. It is planted in parks and large gardens as a specimen tree and tolerates salty winds, frost and drought. It is used in forestry and the yellowish timber is knotty but very strong and easy to work.

Cultivar
'Spaan's Dwarf'
This dwarf shrub grows to 750mm (30in) tall forming an angled trunk with erect branches that form an open crown. It is planted in small gardens or rockeries as a specimen.