Cunninghamia — 2 species
Botanical species in the genus Cunninghamia recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Cunninghamia konishii
Cunninghamia konishii
Family: Cupressaceae
Cultivation
Cunninghamia konishii is native to mountainous regions in the subtropics to tropics and is not very cold-tolerant. It dislikes temperatures falling below -4°c for any period of time and only succeeds outdoors in the milder regions of the temperate zone. The climate in Taiwan is cool and very moist, with cloud-cover resulting in fog and rain for much of the year and a very high precipitation exceeding 4,000mm per year.
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Cunninghamia lanceolata
Cunninghamia lanceolata
Family: Cupressaceae
Cultivation
Cunninghamia lanceolata is a plant mainly of the warm temperate to subtropical zones, just entering into the tropics. It is found at elevations from near sea level to 2,600 metres. It grows best in areas where the mean annual temperature is in the range 16 - 19°c and is fairly frost resistant - mature plants can tolerate temperatures down to about -15°c.
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