Specimen plant or rock garden.

Wetland wildflower garden.

This is one of the few pines that grows naturally in shade. Shade tree. Forest tree.

Fruiting late in the fall, the fruits during the fall add substantial interest to a casual garden.  Baccharis glomerulifolia is similar in appearance and in potential cultural uses. Specimen plant in casual settings.  Also useful as a natural screen or buffer plant. Rain gardens or bioswales. The primary horticultural feature is the silvery, plume-like achenes which appear in the fall on female plants. The fruits can provide a white haze for several weeks in the fall.

Weedy. Casual wildflower garden, butterfly garden or meadow. Likely to be considered a weed by many.

Known for very dense wood, hence the common name.  Said to have the heaviest wood on any American tree. Specimen plant or small shade tree.