Is Chinese swamp cypress an evergreen plant? With bonsai pictures and protection level
Chinese swamp cypress is a pine tree of the Taxodiaceae family, belonging to the category of arbor trees. Is Chinese swamp cypress an evergreen plant? It is a semi-evergreen arbor plant. What are its main characteristics? Which protection level plant is it in our country?
The trunk of Chinese swamp cypress has twisted grain; the bark forms irregular longitudinally fissured rectangles; the branches are very sparse, the scale-like leaves are relatively thick,on the leavesthere are also white stomatal dots, and in winter it does not shed many leaves, light green, seed scales woody. Seeds oval, brown, flowering in January-February, cones mature after autumn. It is a tree species endemic to China, its wood has great practical value, and it can be used for fixing embankments, protecting banks and windbreaks. The tree shape is graceful and it can be used as a garden tree species. It can be used medicinally.
Protection level: National Key Protected Wild Plant Class I;rare species. Remaining in southern and southeastern China, because the main producing areas are densely populated, transportation is convenient, and damage is severe, the plants mostly grow scattered.
