Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Cunninghamia R.Br. [461]

genus_ja: コウヨウザン

genus_en: China fir

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Family: Cupressaceae

family_ja: ヒノキ

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description_en: Genus of 2 or 3 species of evergreen, monoecious, coniferous trees from forests of China and Taiwan. They have thick, fibrous, red-brown bark and stiff, sharply pointed, narrowly lance-shaped, mid- to dark green leaves, densely arranged in 2 ranks in the same plane. Solitary female cones are brown and spherical to ovoid-conical; spherical, yellow-brown male cones are borne in clusters. They are closely related to the redwoods (Sequoia), although the foliage is similar to that of the monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana). Grow as a specimen tree.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy.

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propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in spring. Root ripe-wood cuttings in summer.

pests_en: Trouble free.

description_ja:

comment: E.Asia

comment_ja: コウヨウザン，ランダイスギ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-05-04 14:05

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