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Chamaecyparis formosensis
Also called Taiwan Cypress, Formosan False Cypress, Taiwan Red Cypress
Formosan cypress is a large conifer tree endemic to the mountains of Taiwan, prized for its durable, scented timber and now endangered. It is not a common garden or houseplant, so care advice below is general and applies mainly to cultivation in cool temperate gardens.
Chamaecyparis formosensis (Formosan cypress, Taiwan cypress, Taiwan red cypress; Chinese: 紅檜/红桧 hóngguì, Taiwan pron. hóngkuài) is a species of large conifer in the cypress family, Cupressaceae, endemic to Taiwan, where it grows in the central mountains at moderate to high altitudes of 1000–2900 m. It is threatened by habitat loss and over-cutting for its valuable timber.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chamaecyparis formosensis 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.
