Torreya fargesii

Botanical Description

Torreya fargesii is an evergreen shrub or a tree that can grow up to 20 metres tall. The bole can be up to 100cm in diameter[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. It is occasionally grown as an ornamental in China, but not as widely as Torreya grandis; outside its native region it is only planted in a few botanic gardens and arboreta[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. This species as a whole has undergone a population reduction of between 30 and 40% in the last 150 years (three generations), and most of that reduction has been in recent times.The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].