Native to northern China and Korea. A large shrub or small tree with a dense, compact, conical or columnar habit. Foliage is a yellow-green to grass-green when young, turning dark green with age. Leaves are about 1/12" long, triangular, ending in a blunt point. Branchlets arranged in a vertical plane. Cones are ovoid, fleshy, glaucous green before ripening, 2/5 to 4/5" long. Slow to medium growth rate.