Keteleeria davidiana
- Phonetic Spelling
- ket-el-LEER-ee-ah duh-vid-ee-AN-uh
- Description
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Tie Jian Shan is a large evergreen tree in the pine family with medium green needles and an upright or oval habit. It is found along mountain slopes or in woodlands growing in small groups or solitary. Plant in full sun in sandy or loamy soils with good drainage. This tree suffers in the shade but tolerates heat and dry soils well. When it is young it resembles Abies alba.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Keteleeria
- Species:
- davidiana
- Family:
- Pinaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- China, Taiwan
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Oval
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
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Cultural Conditions:
- Soil Texture:
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Description:
- Seeds ripen in fall.
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- Flowers appear in March and are wind pollinated.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Dark shiny green 2 1/2" long ending keeled on both sides, entire, rounded at the apex.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Black
- Dark Brown
- Dark Gray
- Surface/Attachment:
- Scaly
- Bark Description:
- Dull brown to gray-black
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Buds:
- Scaly
- Stem Surface:
- Hairy (pubescent)
- Stem Description:
- Buds are scaly and red in the spring. Stems are slender covered in stiff brown hairs.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Slope/Bank
- Woodland
- Design Feature:
- Shade Tree
- Small groups
- Specimen
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Dry Soil
- Heat
