Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 5 – 9

Height: 50 – 60 with a maximum of 100

Spread: 20 – 30

Habit: Pyramidal or conical with a stout trunk and erect wide-spreading branches

Light: Best in full sun

Soil: Rich, deep, lightly permeable, acidic, moist soil preferable

Flowers: anthers in inconspicuous axillary clusters

Fruit: 1/2 – 1 , dark brown terminal cones

Landscape use: Graceful and stately specimen tree; useful for avenues

History: Native range is China and Japan; introduced in 1861

Pests\Problems: Problems: leaf blight, leaf spot, branch dieback

Significant Features: Fast growth rate; shedding, cedar-like bark