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Widdringtonia schwarzii
Also called Willowmore cedar, Baviaans Cedar, Willowmore Cape Cedar
Widdringtonia schwarzii is a rare, medium-sized conifer (Cupressaceae) endemic to the Baviaanskloof and Kouga Mountains of South Africa's Eastern Cape, reaching 20 to 25 m. It is a tree of dry, rocky slopes and is grown in gardens mainly as a conservation or specimen tree in suitable climates.
Widdringtonia schwarzii, the Willowmore cedar or Willowmore cypress, Afrikaans: Baviaanskloof-seder) is a species of conifer in the cypress family, Cupressaceae. It is endemic to the Baviaanskloof and Kouga Mountains west of Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa; it occurs on dry rocky slopes and crags at 600–1,200 m altitude. It is threatened by habitat loss, particularly by wildfire. The Willowmore cypress is a protected tree in South Africa.
It is a medium-sized coniferous tree growing to 20–25 m (formerly known to 40 m) tall. The leaves are scale-like, 1.5 mm long and 1 mm broad on small shoots, up to 10 mm long on strong-growing shoots, and arranged in opposite decussate pairs. The cones are globose to rectangular, 2–3 cm long, with four scales.
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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.
