Trees up to 20 m or more tall, narrowly cylindrical. Branches upwardly appressed; branchelets dark green, slender. Leaves closely appressed, c. 1 mm long, ovate. Male cones 6‑9 mm long, terminal on branches. Female cones (mature) ± 20‑25 mm broad, yellowish‑grey. Scales peltate, 8‑14 in number. Seeds brown, compressed, winged, narrow.