This large tree has a thick trunk with light brown plate-like bark and spreading branches that form a broad pyramidal habit. It has light green needle-like leaves and the oval-shaped cones appear during spring. 

Hardiness zones 6 to 11 

Pinus roxburghii is naturally found growing in the foothills of the Himalayas in well drained fertile deep moist sandy to light clay loams and prefers a open sunny position and is drought tender but frost resistant.

The Himalayan Long-leaf Pine is a large tree that is grown in parks and gardens as a specimen or used in woodland settings. It is also grown in mountain gardens and tolerates a wide climatic range establishing from in 3 to 5 years and is very long lived with the heavy plated bark as a feature. ID 1367

Pinus (PY-nus) roxburghii (roks-BURG-he-eye)

Pinaceae (py-NAY-see-ee)
Larches, spruces, pines, firs, hemlocks and cedars