Korean tree of life
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Korean tree of life ( Thuja koraiensis ) |
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The Korean arborvitae ( Thuja koraiensis Nakai , Syn. : Thuja odorata Doi non Marshall ), and Korea arborvitae or Korea Thuja called, is a plant species in the genus of trees of life ( Thuja ) from the family of the cypress family (Cupressaceae).
distribution
The natural range of the Korean tree of life are the mountains of Korea , where it usually only grows like a shrub. It is also found in Jilin , China. In Central Europe it is hardy and is used as a low-growing, shade-tolerant ornamental shrub.
description
The Korean tree of life is an evergreen shrub or small tree that reaches heights of growth of ten meters and a trunk diameter of 80 centimeters. The bark is reddish-brown. The leaves are scale-like. The white undersides of the twigs are a special feature. The Korean tree of life is single-sexed ( monoecious ). The male cones are purple, hemispherical and two to three millimeters in size. The female cones turn dark brown when ripe and are seven to ten millimeters long and six to eight millimeters in diameter. The approximately four millimeters long and 1.5 millimeters wide seeds have a 1 to 1.5 millimeter wide wing. The pollination takes place in May and the seeds ripen in September of the same year.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 22.
literature
- P. Schütt, HJ Schuck, B. Stimm: Lexicon of tree and shrub species. Nikol, Hamburg 2002, ISBN 3-933203-53-8 , p. 520.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Thuja. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ↑ Christopher J. Earle: Thuja koraiensis. In: The Gymnosperm Database. December 12, 2010, accessed October 24, 2011 .
- ^ Tropicos. [1]
Web links
- Thuja koraiensis in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2009. Posted by: Conifer Specialist Group, 1998. Retrieved on November 6 in 2009.