China Fir Cunninghamia lanceolata

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Cunninghamia

  Species:

  lanceolata

  Family:

  Pinaceae

  Life Cycle:

  Woody

  Country Or Region Of Origin:

  China

  Play Value:

  Buffer

  Screening

  Dimensions:

  Height: 30 ft. 0 in. - 75 ft. 0 in.

  Width: 20 ft. 0 in. - 30 ft. 0 in.

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Tree

  Leaf Characteristics:

  Needled Evergreen

  Habit/Form:

  Conical

  Pyramidal

  Growth Rate:

  Slow

  Texture:

  Medium

• Cultural Conditions:

  Light:

  Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

  Soil Drainage:

  Good Drainage

  Moist

  Available Space To Plant:

  24-60 feet

  Usda Plant Hardiness Zone:

  7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b

• Fruit:

  Display/Harvest Time:

  Fall

  Fruit Description:

  Squarish cones

• Flowers:

  Flower Color:

  Brown/Copper

  Gold/Yellow

  Flower Bloom Time:

  Spring

  Flower Description:

  Cylindrical male flowers and yellow-brown females

• Leaves:

  Leaf Characteristics:

  Needled Evergreen

  Leaf Color:

  Blue

  Green

  Leaf Type:

  Needles

  Hairs Present:

  No

  Leaf Description:

  The leaves are a bright green to blue-green discoloring during the winter months to bronze-green. The needles are flat with a sharp point on the end.

• Bark:

  Bark Color:

  Dark Brown

  Light Brown

  Red/Burgundy

  Surface/Attachment:

  Shredding

  Bark Plate Shape:

  Irregular

• Stem:

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

  Stem Description:

  When the tree is young it is pyramidal, then as it ages becomes open with pendulous branches and often multistemmed.

• Landscape:

  Landscape Location:

  Recreational Play Area

  Landscape Theme:

  Children's Garden

  Resistance To Challenges:

  Wet Soil