Description
Medium-sized Mediterranean conifer, up to 25m high. Scaly leaves and grayish, fibrous, longitudinally cracked bark. The crown is dense and dark green. Its wood, with a pleasant smell, is highly prized in cabinetmaking. A dioecious species, it produces globules that evolve from green to reddish and purple, almost black, when they mature. Very resistant to cold, heat, and dryness.
