• Shape: Tree
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: cone, 1/16 inch long
• Leaves: evergreen, scale-like, pointed tips,
• Bark: grey/brown, thin and flattened vertical ridges that can loosen in flat strips
• Fruit/Seed: egg-shaped cone, 1/3-1/2 inch long
• Height: 40-80 feet
• Flowering: April - May
• Habitat: peat swamps, moist upland forest, rocky lakeshores, cliffs