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. Seeds are surrounded by a red, fleshy covering. Leaf bases break off of stem with rest of leaf. Seeds form in scaly, brown cones.