A tree attaining a height of 60 m and a diameter of 2.4 m. Branches short. Crown narrow and conical. Bark on young trees smooth and gray, on old trees thick, gray-brown and furrowed. Shoots globose, yellow-gray and glabrous. Buds globose, large, resinous. Needles on the upper side of the shoot radially arranged, on the lower side pectinate, 3-6 cm long, 1.5-2 mm wide, bifid (only acute when young), dark green, glossy, with 2 gray stomata bands on the lower surface. Cones cylindrical, 10-18 cm long, 6-7 cm thick, deep purple when young, later brown; seed scales about 3 cm wide; bract scales concealed. Seed 1-1.2 cm long; wing twice the length of the seed.
Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
