Size: tree, 45-60' average height at maturity, 20-25' spread
Buds: ovoid to roundish, blunt apex, pubescent
Leaves: evergreen, spirally arranged, on some lateral twigs spreading radially instead of in 2 ranks, .25-.75" long, linear, flattened, margins entire, glossy green, 2 white stomatal bands below
Twigs: light orange to reddish brown, roughened by persistent leaf bases
Flowers: monoecious, inconspicuous
Fruit: cones 1-1.5" long, 1" wide
Bark: reddish brown, deeply fissured, scaly
