Description

A columnar crowned, upright accent tree; foliage is wonderfully fine and blue-green; bark continually peels away to reveal attractive red inner bark; use as a solitary accent in the yard or a large garden

Landscape Attributes

Taiwania is a dense evergreen tree with a strong central leader and a narrowly upright and columnar growth habit. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which can make it a great accent feature on this basis alone.

Taiwania is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Taiwania will grow to be about 70 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 50 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground, and should not be planted underneath power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 60 years or more.

This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is particular about its soil conditions, with a strong preference for rich, acidic soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This species is not originally from North America.