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Athrotaxis laxifolia
Summit Cedar
| Family |
| Cupressaceae |
| Genus |
| Athrotaxis |
| Species |
| laxifolia |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7b - 8a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| - 15 - (-10) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 5 - 14 |
| Height |
| 12 - 15 m |
| Spread |
| 4 - 8 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Architectural, courtyard gardens, cottage and informal gardens. |
| Cultivation |
| Prefers full sun. Plant in moist but well-drained, humus-rich slightly acid soil. |
| Shape |
| Upright and bushy. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| The bark is stringy. |
| Leaf Description |
| Small, scale-like leaves arranged around the shoots spirally. |
| Fruit Description |
| Small cones. |
| Colour Description |
| The bark is a reddish-brown colour. The leaves are a yellowish-green. The cones are green and ripen to a dull purple. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The National Westonbirt Arboretum, Westonbirt, England. |
| Propagation |
| Seed in container or cold frame in winter or early spring and root semi-ripe cuttings in late summer. |
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