Formosan fir

Upright-growing, evergreen coniferous tree, reaching a height of 15m when mature and grown in optimal conditions. Bark on young trees is grey, later grayish-brown with scales. Needles are 10-15mm short, linear, rounded at the tip, dark green with white lines around the tip and on the below side, densely arranged around branchlets. New vegetative buds are very resinous, egg-shaped, approx. 5mm long. Pollen cones are yellowish, up to 1cm long. Seed cones are dark blue when young, up to 9cm long and 4cm wide, maturing through bluish-purple to purplish-brown.