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Cupressus chengiana
Also called Cheng's Cypress
Cheng Cypress is a conifer tree native to China, found only in Gansu and Sichuan provinces. It is a hardy temperate cypress grown mainly for its evergreen foliage, and it needs full sun and well-drained soil.
Cupressus chengiana is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae.
The tree is endemic to China, found only in Gansu and Sichuan Provinces.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cupressus chengiana 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.
