Habitat:

Swamps

Location relative to water:

Rooted onshore in wet soil

Range:

Maine to Florida and Mississippi

Form:

• Slender, horizontal branches and spire-like crown
• 15-27 m (50-90 ft) high
• 50-60 cm (20- 24 inches) in diameter

Fruit:

• Cones 0.6 cm in diameter (0.2 inches)
• Six scales ending in short point
• Bluish-purple with bloom
• Becomes dark red-brown
• One or two gray seeds under each scale

Bark:

• Scaly and loose near base
• Reddish-brown with narrow connecting or forking ridges

Leaves:

• Evergreen, opposite
• Dull blue-green and scale-like