Formosan Redwood, Taiwan Cedar, Taiwania          Tie-WHAN-ee-a krip-to-me-ree-OI-deez

• Evergeen conifer, a tree to a height of over 50 m (164 ft) in its habiiat, but much less in cultivation.  Bark gray-brown, exfoliating in strips.  Needles on younger trees narrow-linear to sickle-shaped, to 17 mm long, blue-green.  Leaves on adult trees scale-like, 5-6 mm long.  Cones terminal, 8-12 mm long, globose or ovate, similar to those of Tsuga.
• Sun, but sheltered, acidic soil that is well-drained.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 8      Native to the slopes of Mt. Morrison, Taiwan.
• The needles on young trees resemble those of Crypotmeria but they are longer and stouter.
• Portland, OR: Elk Rock