Widdringtonia nodiflora is a bush/tree with a columnar crown and attains a height of 5 to 7 m if planted in open soil. The slender and upright form of the mountain cedar during its juvenile phase is similar to most conifers so popular in formal gardening and for the art of Bonsai. It grows about 30cm a year and will not require too much effort to create a bonsai from.