The cones are green while growing, and are usually found over all the tree, forming quite a marked feature as seen against the bluish-gray foliage.

球果在生长时是绿色的，通常在整棵树上都能找到，在蓝灰色的树叶映衬下形成了相当明显的特征。

The bark is mostly arranged in massive plates, some of them measuring four or five feet in length by eighteen inches in width, with a thickness of three or four inches, forming a quite marked and distinguishing feature.

树皮多呈块状排列，有的长四五尺，宽十八寸，厚三四寸，十分显着。