Abies spectabilis

East Himilayan fir is in the pine or Pinaceae family and is native to Afghanistan, China (Tibet), northern India, Nepal, and Pakistan. It is a large tree, up to 50 m tall.

• Tree crown becomes rounded with age.
• Leaves are needle-like, flattened, 3–6 cm long and 1.5 mm wide, apex pointed particularly when young, glossy dark-green above with two grey-white stomatal bands underneath, needles radially arranged but directed upwards along the stem. They are attached to the twig by a base resembling a small suction cup.
• The species is monoecious. Male pollen cone is 1.4 cm long and 7 mm wide, ovoid, yellowish-green; female seed cone is upright, is cylindrical, 10–18 cm long by 6–7 cm across, rounded at the tip, resinous, deep purple when young, later turning brown with age. Bracts of the seed cones are concealed. Cones disintegrate (fragment) in the late fall, releasing winged seeds.
• Buds are large, globose and resinous; bark is smooth and gray on young trees, becoming thick and gray-brown with age.