|This large growing, deciduous conifer may reach heights of 60 feet and 25 feet wide. A fast grower, reaching 50 feet in just 15 or 20 years. This tree, because of its scale, is best suited to large parks, open lawns, golf courses, or lining streets. Soil sould be moist, deep, and slightly acid. Site on tops of hills, never in low valleys where cold may settle. A selection made in l958 at the National Arboretum was known to grow to 58' high, 24' wide in 23 years. Spherical male cones are pendant.