Pinus radiata 'Nitschke'

Compact and flat-topped without a leader; needles pale green and mostly in pairs except near the terminal buds. Grows c. 10 cm a year. Selection by Peter Nitschke, South Australia from a witches broom found at Littlehampton, South Australia.

kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Pinopsida
order     Pinales
family      Pinaceae
genus       Pinus L.
species        Pinus radiata D.Don