Cunninghamia lanceolata - Chinese Fir evergreen but it was cut intensively

but it was cut intensively for so long that by the second half of the 20th century very few old trees remained

It is native to forested areas of the Himalayas and southwestern China

which appear in late winter or early spring on bare stems

Its is also worth noting that this is the only birch with red autumn leaves

It is endemic to California

Cunninghamia lanceolata - Chinese Fir evergreen but it was cut intensivelyA large conifer growing to 50m in its native China and East Asia. It has a very prehistoric look being a primitive member of the Cupressaceae family, it has stiff lance shaped leaves spirally arranged and a unique shaped cone. Uncommon in gardens.