| General Description | Tall tree with reddish brown bark and green scale-like foliage. Branches extend and loosely hang downwards. |
| Shape | Tall and sparse looking. |
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| Propagation | Germination of seed (38.2%) under a constant temperature of 15°C and 16 hours of light. |
| Cultivation | It’s uncommon in cultivation outside of Taiwan mostly due to it is slow growing nature. |
| Pests | Blight, scale, weevils and mites.
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| Habitat | Cool temperate coniferous forest belts in mountain regions at an altitude of 1,000-2,900 m. Growing in lightly acidic soil, derived from igneous rock or shale.
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| Bark/Stem Description | Reddish-brown with a stringy-like texture. |
| Leaf Description | Adult leaves about 1-3 mm in length, are scale-like, with pointed tips. Arranged in opposite decussate pairs on the shoots. Leaves found on younger seedlings are needle-like, generally 4-8 mm long, soft and glaucous bluish-green. |
| Fruit Description | Cones are ovoid-oblong, 6-12 mm in length and 4-8 mm in diameter. Covered with 8-16 scales arranged in opposite pairs. |
| Colour Description | Bark is reddish-brown and foliage is green. |
