HEIGHT up to 160 ft (50 m)
TYPE Evergreen
OCCURRENCE Himalayas
The hard, durable wood of this conifer is used for buildings and to make tea chests. BARK Orange or pink-brown, cracks with age. LEAF Needles in fives, 6–8 in (15–20 cm) long, green on top, bluish white lines below. FLOWER Males: yellow, in clusters; females: greenyellow in groups of up to six. FRUIT Long cones, mature from green to pale brown.
