Description
Medium-sized, upright evergreen tree, conifer (H 10-14 m, W 6-7 m), crown conical, later broadly pyramidal. Bark soft, light brown, it peels off decoratively in strips. Needles (6-12 mm) curved and spiraly twisted around the branchlet, dark green. Fruits cones, conical (1,5-3 cm), light brown. Grows better in poor soils (wood matures better) and higher air-humidity. Young plants susceptible to cold and dry wind.