Callitropsis nootkatensis (D.Don) Oerst.

Species

Gymnosperms > Cupressales > Cupressaceae > Callitropsis

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious evergreen tree. It grows 15m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 3.75
Mature height (meter) 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-8

Usage

Uses environmental use fiber fuel material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Adjuvant (bark), Strengthener (bark), Venereal Aid (bark), Dermatological Aid (leaf), Kidney Aid (leaf), Antirheumatic (External) (unspecified), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Herbal Steam (unspecified), Panacea (unspecified), Strengthener (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified), Poultice (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 3
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Callitropsis nootkatensis leaf picture by Adam Van Straten (cc-by-sa)
Callitropsis nootkatensis leaf picture by Ethan Greer (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Callitropsis nootkatensis world distribution map, present in Brazil, Canada, and United States of America

Conservation status

Callitropsis nootkatensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60450448-2
WFO ID wfo-0000911903
COL ID 7C9LY
BDTFX ID 121595
INPN ID 126454
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Synonyms

Thuja excelsa Thujopsis cupressoides Thujopsis tchugatskoyae Xanthocyparis nootkatensis Chamaecyparis excelsa Chamaecyparis nootkatensis Cupressus americana Callitropsis nootkatensis