Size: tree, 45-70' average height at maturity
Buds: minute, ovoid, hairy scales, light brown
Leaves: evergreen, spirally arranged, usually more or less 2-ranked, .25-.67" long, flattened, linear, faintly grooved, minutely serrulate margins, shiny dark green on top, 2 white stomatal bands on underside
Twigs: slender pubescent gray-brown when young, roughened by persistent leaf bases
Flowers: monoecious, males light yellow, females pale green
Fruit: slender ovoid cones, .5-1" long by .25-.5" wide, brown
Bark: brown, flaky when younger, deeply furrowed when older
