Sabina vulgaris is a small evergreen tree, which likes cold climate, has strong cold tolerance and is not strict with soil. Acid soil and even the seaside can grow in dry crevices and sand. Light-loving, cold-resistant, drought-tolerant, with developed main and lateral roots, it can grow in arid sandy land, sunny hillside and rock crevices, and is the best tree species in stone gardens.
Commonly used in gardens, wood can be used as furniture material and roots can be used as medicine. It is a unique tree species in China. It is native to the mountainous areas below 500 meters above sea level in Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning, the elevation of Wulashan in Inner Mongolia 1400 meters, and the elevation of Xiaowutai Mountain, Huashan Mountain, Northwest Shanxi and Northwest China 1400 ~ 2200 meters.
Ecological habits like light, cold and drought tolerance, the main lateral roots are very developed, and they can grow in arid sandy land, sunny slopes and rock crevices, making them the best ornamental tree species for stone gardens. Excellent landscaping tree species, with beautiful tree shape, green leaves, evergreen in winter and summer, reddish-brown or blue-black fruit, can be planted alone or in rows to form a special landscape. Can be used in northern gardens. It is a good coastal garden tree.
2. Platycladus orientalis
Sargassum thunbergii is native to Chengkou, China, and grows in shallow rocky soil at an altitude of 1400 meters. Now it is an endangered tree species.
Morphological characteristics: 5-6( 10) meters high, with grayish brown or brown bark, slender. The branches are dense, spreading, and the branchlets are flat and arranged in a plane. Except for the needles and prickly leaves at seedling stage, all the other leaves are scaly, with a length of 1.5-3.0 mm, which are opposite to each other. Monoecious, unisexual flowers, solitary shoots.
The cones are oval to ovoid, 6.0-6.5 mm long and mature in that year. The seeds are flat and have thin wings on both sides. The difference between this species and Thuja koraiensis is that there is no white powder under the scales and no glandular spots in the central scales. Trees with active growth habits are slightly tolerant to shady, barren and dry soil, avoid stagnant water, like humid air and calcareous soil, and are intolerant to acidic soil and saline soil.
If the temperature is moderate, it will stop growing when it exceeds 32 degrees, and it will be frozen if it continues for 10 days at a low temperature of-10 degrees. Suitable for single or clustered planting, or as a hedge.
3. cypress
The main branch of the cypress is very malleable, but in the south of the Yangtze River, it does not spread outward but rotates upward around the main branch, and the side branches are closely arranged. The whole tree is supported by Wan Ru Shuanglong, so the lower branches should be properly preserved, and they should not be cut off or damaged at will, otherwise hanging seedlings will be formed, which will greatly damage the appearance, so they are generally not pruned and allowed to grow naturally.
Some cypress trees not only naturally grow into cones, but also roll up animal images such as dragons, horses, lions and elephants. Some of them are pruned into spheres, drums and hemispheres and planted in single rows or groups in the garden. Some species are planted in hedgerows and trimmed into straight ridges after shaping, which can show their low, plump, meticulous and fine. The side branches of cypress are twisted and kept dry, which is unique and has high ornamental value. It is widely planted all over China.
4. Cedar
Cedar is generally distributed in limestone mountains below the altitude of 1300m. Morphological characteristics: evergreen trees, up to 30 meters, DBH up to 2 meters. The crown is conical. Bark is reddish brown when young, brownish gray when old, and longitudinally split into narrow strips.
Branchlets are flat, slender and drooping. Scales and leaves are opposite, arranged on a plane, and the two sides are similar. Scales have pointed tips, occasionally spiny leaves, and glandular spots on the back of middle leaves. Monoecious. The cone is ovoid with a diameter of 8 ~ 12 mm, and there are 4 pairs of seed scales, and the developed seed scales have 5 ~ 6 seeds. The seeds are nearly round, with narrow wings on both sides, light brown and shiny. Flowering: March-May: May-June of the following year.
5.cypress
Sabina vulgaris, whose Chinese aliases are Sabina vulgaris, Sabina vulgaris, Sabina vulgaris, Sabina vulgaris, Sabina vulgaris, Sabina vulgaris and creeping shrubs, is 75 cm high and has a crown width of more than 2 meters ... The branches extend close to the ground with dense branchlets.
The leaves are all prickly and sharp, and the three impellers are alternate, with two white stomatal lines on the surface and two white spots on the lower base. The leaf base grows downward, and the leaf length is 6-8 mm; The cone is spherical and contains 2-3 seeds. The creeping branches are upside down, which is simple and unique, and is a good material for making cliff bonsai.