Cunninghamia lanceolata seed
LATIN NAME: Cunninghamia lanceolata
COMMON NAME: China Fir
China fir is one of the great timber trees of the East. The tall, straight, evergreen conifer carries the soft, flattened, bright-green needles along the spreading branches, and the small, round cones ripen through the year, the whole tree keeping a fine, regular, pyramidal outline. The tree has been planted for its timber for a very long time, and it is also a fine, handsome conifer of the large garden and the park. It is a tree of the deep, rich, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The China fir is a tree of the deep history of the plant science, studied for the soft, flattened needles and the fine, regular, pyramidal outline. The way the tree grows fast and straight on the good soils has been examined closely, and it keeps showing up in the work on the timber trees, the plantation trees and the members of the cypress family. The small, round cones and the tall, upright habit have also made it a fine garden tree, and the China fir is a regular subject of the studies of the great conifers of the East.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The China fir is a tree of the first rank in the forests and the timber yards. The soft, straight-grained, fragrant wood has been cut for the building, the joinery, the coffins and the construction of the East for a very long time, and the tree remains one of the fine plantation trees of the warm temperate regions. It is also a handsome, fast, regular conifer of the large garden and the park, keeping its good green outline through the year. It has been written up in the forestry and the horticultural papers for the straight, fast timber and the fine evergreen outline, and it is a fine, long-lived tree of the deep, rich, well-drained garden.
The China fir is one of the great timber trees of the East, and the soft, straight-grained, fragrant wood has been cut for the building and the joinery of the region for a very long time. It is also a fine, fast, regular conifer of the large garden and the park.
To grow the China fir from seed, sow the small, winged seeds a little below the surface of pots of moist, free-draining soil, in the shade, keep the pots in a cool, sheltered spot and water gently. The seedlings push through within a few weeks and grow on steadily. With the shelter and the deep, rich, well-drained ground, the tall, regular outline will rise through the years.
This is a beautiful tree, with sharp green foliage. It is a pyramidal upright grower, and this is evergreen.