Scientific Name:
Cunninghamia lanceolata
Pronunciation:
kun-ning-HAM-mee-uh lan-see-oh-LAY-tuh
Common Name:
China fir
Family Name:
Cupressaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Leaves rigid, densely and spirally arranged, but spreading in 2 ranks, dark green with pale undersides, narrowly lance-shaped or linear (narrower than monkey puzzle leaves), 0.8-6.5(-7)cm x 1.5-5mm, tipped with spine 0.3-2mm long; pollen cones in mostly terminal clusters of 8-25 (occasionally a few also around base of seed cone); narrowly oblong-conical, about 7mm long x 4mm wide; seed cones terminal, 1-4 together, ovoid or subglobose, 2.5-4.5 x 2.5-4cm, bracts with pointed apex; seeds 3 per scale, dark brown, 5-6mm long x about 4mm wide, narrowly winged laterally; seedlings with 2 cotyledons. Conifers.org
Habit:
Irregular, Upright
Form:
Pyramidal - widely
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
15 - 22m
Mature Spread:
5 - 7m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (China, Taiwan)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Specimen plant, Tall background, Winter interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Spiraled, Sessile
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Prickly
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Bluish, Green, Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Lanceolate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Decurrent
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Colour (petals):
Male cone, No flowers
Flower Time at Peak:
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Green, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Dark brown
Propagation:
Seed
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant)
