Cones are dry, not bluish, the cone scales separating as the cones mature. The leaves make the twigs look jointed and bluish. Leaves in pairs along twigs, the leaf tips at a different level than the next pair. Cones are shorter than 2 cm, with more than 3 scales. Leaf tips are flat against twig.
Twig feels smooth and looks rounded and neat.
Cones have 8-12 scales. Leaf tips stick off of twig, giving twig a more spiny feel. Twigs hang perpendicular to the earth and the tree is very droopy. Cones are round and the scales flare out into flat shields with a knob in the middle of each. Leaves needle-like 5a.