Landscape

Ornamental and windbreak.

Cultivation

Well-drained soil, full sun and partial shade.

Shape

Compact, tall and narrow columnar form.

Growth

Medium

Pests

Spider mites, white scale or bagworms can be a nuisance. Susceptible to canker in hot climates or root rot disease.

Bark/Stem Description

Exfoliating bark.

Flower/Leaf Bud Description

Cones might stay attached to tree for an extended amount of time after they have matured.

Leaf Description

1 - 5 cm in length, arranged alternately with scale-like foliage, rounded tips and simple form.

Fruit Description

Species is monoecious. Male pollen cones are small. Female seed cones are about 3 - 4 cm in width. Cones are round to oval in shape with 6 - 8 tightly overlaying scales.

Colour Description

The bark is reddish-brown in colour and turns to a ashy grey as it matures. Cones are a green and turns to a greyish-brown as it matures. Male pollen cones are a yellow colour, while the female seed cones are a greyish-brown. Foliage is dark green.

Texture Description

Fine texture.

Propagation

Seed and soft wood cuttings.

Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer)

When dried, it can be used to treat cold and flu symptoms in throat and lungs. As an astringent in excessive blood loss and as an anthelmintic for ridding parasites. As well as to prevent fevers. The cones or "woody parts" can be used in a bath and believed to prevent excess sweating.

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