Cupressus corneyana

Kashmir cypress or Cupressus corneyana (also referred to as Cupressus cashmeriana) is in the cypress or Cupressaceae family and is native to Bhutan and India (Arunachal Pradesh area), as well as being widely planted near temples in E. Nepal, Sikkim and Tibet. It grows at higher elevations of 1,250-2670 m.

• Crown is conical on young trees to broad and irregular on old trees. Twigs are slightly flattened, slender, drooping, alternating, forming planar sprays.
• Leaves are scale-like, very small, 2–3 mm long, pressed to the twig, in crossing (decussate) pairs along the twig, diverging from the twig to pointed tips.
• Species is monoecious, with small male and female cones; pollen and seed cones borne on different branches. Pollen cones are solitary, terminal, 5 mm long and 2 mm across, yellow-green turning light brown.
• Seed cones are semi-round, 12–21 mm long and 10–19 mm across, solitary or in small groups near branch ends, taking two seasons to mature, green, maturing dark brown; cones have 4–5 angular bracts, centrally depressed with 1 mm long protruding bract tips.
• Bark is first smooth, exfoliating in thin strips, later fibrous, red-brown with a purple-brown inner bark.