| Common Name: |
Taiwan Cryptomeria |
| Scientific Name: |
Taiwania cryptomerioides; syn. Taiwania cryptomerioides var. flousiana, Taiwania flousiana |
| Other Name(s): |
Aka Taiwan Cedar, Formosan Redwood |
| Category: |
Tree |
| Habit: |
Needled evergreen |
| Form: |
Features a conical to columnar crown |
| Bloom Color: |
Non-flowering |
| Fruit Description: |
Taiwania cones (to 1/2 in long) do not appear until branches with flattened, scale-like leaves are produced |
| Foliage Description: |
Prickly, blue-green, juvenile leaves are subulate (awl-shaped) to falcate (sickle-shaped) and sharp-pointed, but become scale-like in appearance as the tree matures (dimorphic foliage) |
| Trunk Description: |
Dark gray-brown bark that exfoliates in strips |
| Height of Plant: |
100-180 ft. |
| Spread of Plant: |
30-50 ft. |
| Hardiness: |
USDA Zones 8 - 10 |
| Light Requirements: |
Full sun |
| Water Usage: |
Medium |
| Soil Type: |
Best grown in moist, rich, well-drained soils |
| Soil pH: |
Acidic soil |
| Native Range: |
Native to Taiwan |
| Hybridizer: |
N. Konishi |
| Place of Origin: |
Discovered growing on the western slopes of Mt. Morrison, Taiwan |
| Year of Origin: |
1904 |
| Maintenance: |
Low |
| Photographer: |
Richard Buggeln |
| Location: |
Contemplation Garden |