China Fir

Cunninghamia lanceolata

Found in suburban woodlands; commonly planted horticulturally, rarely naturalizing. FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you

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Not native

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Sun: Full to part sun. Soil: Average. Flowers: Yellow.
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Sun: Full sun. Soil: Dry to average. Flowers: Yellow.
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Recorded in 21 Alabama counties.

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

Ecological relationships

—CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AL

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Growing and identification

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “Brown/copper or yellow” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Hardiness · “Zones 7a–9b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Height · “30–75 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Leaves · “Evergreen” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Life cycle · “Woody perennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Light · “Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil · “Moist” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil pH · “Acidic to neutral” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Spread · “10–30 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox