Pinus cembra, Arolla/Swiss stone pine USDA H3-very hardy.
A sub alpine tree to 10-20m tall. It is the most western of the edible seed stone pines. Assurgent and spreading branches, densely conical crown when young becoming open and flat topped when mature. The needles are in dense brush-like clusters, stiff, straight, dark green to blue-green. Red pollen cones, bluish green seed cones becoming purplish. Long lived, and does well on clay
