Tree, becoming 66 m tall, glabrous; branches +/- whorled at regular intervals along the stem. Leaves closely spiraled on numerous approximate branchlets along the stem; juvenile leaves subulate, sharp at apex, flattened or 3-sided, 8-15 mm long, ca 1 mm thick; adult leaves densely imbricate, lanceolate to ovate-triangular, the midrib obscure. Staminate catkins 3.5-5 cm long. Fruiting cones ovoid, 10-12.5 cm long. (Description of flowers and cones taken from Bailey, 1949.) Croat 44758. Native of Norfolk Island; cultivated throughout the world.