Cunninghamia is a prized timber tree in China, producing soft, highly durable scented wood similar to that of Coast Redwood and Sugi. It is used in particular for manufacture of coffins and in temple building where the scent is valued.

2024年9月26日 · 杉树（英文名：China fir，拉丁文名：Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook.），别名柳叶松，是柏科杉木属常绿乔木。 杉树产于浙江天目山、福建南平三千八百坎及江西庐山等处海拔1100m以下地带，生长在海拔2500米-4000米的山区寒带上。

Cunninghamia lanceolata, commonly known as Chinese fir, is a tall conifer able to reach heights of 150 feet (46 meters) in mild climates. In North America, the height typically ranges from 30 to 50 feet (9.1 to 15.2 meters). [3]

China fir, (Cunninghamia lanceolata), coniferous evergreen timber tree of the cypress family (Cupressaceae), native to East Asia. The China fir may grow to a height of 50 metres (160 feet), with a circumference of about 5.5 metres (18 feet); it is covered with fragrant, reddish brown bark that is shed in long strips.

China fir is extremely drought tolerant and grows well in poor, compacted clay soil. It is very adapted to urban soils except those poorly drained. The cultivar 'Glauca' has blue/green foliage.

In its native habitats, China fir can reach heights of up to 150'. When grown in cultivation, it will not reach those heights, topping out to around 75' tall. With its pendulous, spreading branches, this specimen takes on a conical or pyramidal form.

2025年3月1日 · Trees to 50 m tall and 300 cm dbh, with conical or pyramidal, dark green crowns. Bark dark gray to dark brown, or reddish brown, longitudinally fissured, cracking into irregular flakes and exposing a aromatic, yellowish or reddish inner bark. Branches whorled, spreading, pendulous at the ends.

China-Fir is best used as a specimen, at the corner of a large building, or as a large-scale screen planted 15 to 20 feet apart. Young specimens maintain a fairly tight crown but they open up with age, becoming asymmetrical with large pieces of the crown missing. It works well in oriental gardens and the foliage keeps well indoors in a vase of ...

2025年3月17日 · China fir, Chinese fir, コウヨウザン属 koyo-zan-zoku (Japanese), 杉木属 shanmu shu [Chinese], Chi Sa mộc [Vietnamese]. Cunninghamia is generally regarded as the basal clade in Cupressaceae, i.e., the most "primitive" surviving member of the Cupressaceae.

Driving along North Carolina’s rural back roads, you may spot the unusual-looking China fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) growing in old homesteads and cemeteries or as a prize specimen tree outside more recently built houses. Although not native to the area, this spiky conifer has become a staple of Southeastern horticulture since its ...