min fir

A large, evergreen, coniferous tree with a pyramidal crown that can grow over 20m tall. Dense needle-like foliage is pale-green when young, later maturing to dark green. Stiff, sharp-pointed needles are 1.5-2cm long, tips are bent upwards. Glossy green above, with two stomatal lines on reverse. Young shoots are pale-grey. Small purple seed cones develop on adult trees in spring, later maturing to purple-brown.