That Siberian dwarf life tree or (Microbiota decussata) is belonged the only kind from the kind Microbiota, it to the Unterfamilie Cupressoideae in that the (Cupressaceae). The kind stands in the Russian red one list of the endangered kinds, it is threatened, their locations was however not visited only rarely not strongly. 1923 were discovered the kind, their find was kept 50 years long secret by the Soviet Union.

Spreading

It is a wood of the Siberian mountains (Russia). The kind has only locations in the Sichote Alin mountains (soot. ) and the province Primorje (here in the proximity of the river Suchan).

Description

That Siberian dwarf life tree is an evergreen bush, reaches a stature height starting from game location of a half meter and in Arboreten of a meter. The bark is brown. The sheets can have three different forms. At the tap-basic branches the sheets are about 2 mm long and 2mm broad. At the branches, which do not carry taps are the oval sheets scored and elliptical glands on the top side (shade sheets to have no such glands.) have. Some sheets can be needle-shaped.

That Siberian dwarf life tree is getrenntgeschlechtig The female taps are mm wide up to 6 mm and 3, them are drying with ripe ones; the Zapfen-Schuppen are 3 mm long. Each tap produced only a seed, it are smooth and brown. Dusting effected in April until May and the seeds are ripe in August until Octobers of the same yearly.

The trees are relatively fire resistant. The ethereal oils inflame, but leads to no stronger damage to the trees.

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• Information to the Siberian dwarf life tree. (English)

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