Cunninghamia lanceolata: Country Or Region Of Origin
China
Plant Profile: Cunninghamia lanceolata
Taxonomy: Cunninghamia lanceolataNames
China Fir
Phonetic Spelling:kun-ing-HAM-ee-a lan-see-oh-LAY-ta
Genus:Cunninghamia
Species:lanceolata
Family:Cupressaceae
The plant exhibits a vibrant green hue throughout the growing season, adorned with clusters of small, square-shaped cones. As it matures, the interior often turns brown. This species thrives in acidic clay loam soils but requires shelter from wind exposure.
Cunninghamia lanceolata Feature Summary
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Cunninghamia lanceolata Feature Summary
Attributes
Fruit
Squarish cones
Flowers
Cylindrical male flowers and yellow-brown females
Gold/Yellow
Brown/Copper
Spring
Leaves
The leaves are a bright green to blue-green discoloring during the winter months to bronze-green. The needles are flat with a sharp point on the end.
Needled Evergreen
Green
Blue
Needles
Stem
When the tree is young it is pyramidal, then as it ages becomes open with pendulous branches and often multistemmed.
Whole Plant Traits
Tree
Needled Evergreen
Conical
Pyramidal
Slow
Medium
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Good Drainage
Moist
24-60 feet
7a
7b
8b
8a
9a
9b
Landscape
Children's Garden
Wet Soil
Recreational Play Area
Bark
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Cunninghamia lanceolata Attributes
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Play Value
Attractive Flowers
Attracts Pollinators
Buffer
Colorful
Defines Paths
Easy to Grow
Edible fruit
Fragrance
Pieces Used in Games
Screening
Shade
Sound
Textural
Wildlife Cover/Habitat
Wildlife Food Source
Wildlife Larval Host
Wildlife Nesting
Wind Break
Wind Shimmer
Cunninghamia lanceolata Fruit
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Fruit Description
Squarish cones
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Cunninghamia lanceolata Flowers
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Flower Description
Cylindrical male flowers and yellow-brown females
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Flower Color
Brown/Copper
Gold/Yellow
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Cunninghamia lanceolata Leaves
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Leaf Description
The leaves are a bright green to blue-green discoloring during the winter months to bronze-green. The needles are flat with a sharp point on the end.
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Leaf Color
Blue
Green
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Cunninghamia lanceolata Stem
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Stem Description
When the tree is young it is pyramidal, then as it ages becomes open with pendulous branches and often multistemmed.
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Cunninghamia lanceolata Whole Plant Traits
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Texture
Fine
Medium
Coarse
Cunninghamia lanceolata Cultural Conditions
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Available Space To Plant
12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet
Cunninghamia lanceolata: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b
Cunninghamia lanceolata Landscape
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Resistance To Challenges
Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Landscape Location
Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland
Cunninghamia lanceolata Bark
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Bark Color
Dark Brown
Light Brown
Red/Burgundy
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Surface/Attachment
Bumpy
Exfoliating
Fissured
Furrowed
Lenticels
Papery
Patchy
Peeling
Ridges
Scaly
Shaggy
Shiny
Shredding
Smooth
Spongy
Cunninghamia lanceolata: Bark Plate Shape
Diamond
Irregular
Oval
Rectangle
Round
Square
