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Yuanbaoshan fir

Abies yuanbaoshanensis

Also called Yuanbao Shan Fir

Yuanbaoshan fir is a rare, critically endangered conifer native only to the Yuanbao Mountains of northern Guangxi, China, with only about 700 trees left. It is a forest tree and is not a practical garden or houseplant.

Family
Pinaceae (Pine family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep soil evenly moist in the first years; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, slightly acidic, humus-rich forest soil.
Temperature
Cool temperate conditions; protect young plants from heat above about 30 °C and from hard frost.
How easy
Hard
Native range
China (N. Guangxi)
Climate
temperate

About

Abies yuanbaoshanensis is a species of fir tree in the family Pinaceae. It is found only in the Yuanbao Mountains within Guangxi province of China. It is a critically endangered species. It is estimated that only 700 trees exist, including saplings

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Abies yuanbaoshanensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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