Tree, originating in the mountains of Central and Southeast, grows in mixture with beech and spruce at 400-1500 m altitude. The bark is a dark drayish color. Glossy dark green needles with two whitish stripes undersides, arranged in 2 rows.

The cones cylindrical, 10-20 cm long, brown-reddish, rags shooting. Dead wood is an important component of forest ecosystems, contributing to carbon storage and soil enrichment. Herbaceous layer in forests of fir comprisesHieracium murorum, Rubus fruticosus, Sanicula europaea and ferns.

Genus Cedrus includes evergreen trees of the family Pinaceae, native of the western slopes of the Himalayas to the Mediterranean Sea Basin. Can reach up to 50 m, the wood contains aromatic resin. The leaves are aciforme, persistent, united in clusters of 20-40 needles.