Platycladus orientalis.

Department of Cypress, side cypress genus, also known as flat pine, flat cypress, flat cypress, yellow cypress, incenseform:
evergreen trees, up to more than 20 m, chest diameter 1m. The canopy of the young tree is minaret-shaped, the old tree is wide and round; the bark is thin, light brown, thinly sliced; the branches are sloping out; the branches are straight, flat, and free of white powder. The leaves are all scaly. Male and female, single sex, ball flower single branch top; male ball flower has 6 pairs of male, each male has flower medicine 2 to 4; female ball flower has 4 pairs of bead scales, the middle 2 pairs of bead scale each have 1 to 2 embryo beads. Beaded egg-shaped, 1.5 to 2.5cm long, pre-ripe green, meaty, scale top anti-curvy tip, matured woody, cracked, red-brown. Seeds are egg-shaped, wingless or almost wingless; Flowering period 3 to April; fruit 10 to November ripening.

distribution:
is native to North and Northeast China, is currently cultivated throughout the country, north from Jilin through North China, south to north Guangdong, northwest Guangxi, east from the coast, west to Sichuan, Yunnan. North Korea is also distributed.habits:
happy light, but there is a certain shade resistance, warm and humid climate, but also resistant to wet, drought-tolerant; Side cypress in the annual rainfall of 1638.8mm in Guangzhou and the annual rainfall of only about 300mm in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region can grow, so its adaptability is very strong. Magpie drainage is good and moist deep soil, but the soil requirements are not strict, whether acidic soil, neutral soil or alkaline soil can grow, in the soil barren places and
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mountain rock roadside can also be seen growth. Very salt-resistant, can grow in 0.2% salt-containing soil.

characteristics and garden use:
side cypress is one of the most widely used garden tree species in China, which has been planted in temples, mausoleums and gardens since ancient times.