A small species of pinus was much prized, and, when dwarfed in the manner of the Chinese, fetched a very high price; it is generally grafted on a variety of the stone pine.

fortuniana also serves as a valuable rootstock in Australia and the southern regions of the United States. By Robert Fortune. 2012.

Robert Fortune (16 September 1812 – 13 April 1880) was a Scottish botanist plant hunter and traveller best known for introducing tea plants from China to India.