Keteleeria davidiana 25/4 Restock and shelter the large flowers

and shelter the large flowers from strong wind

Slow and long-lived

Bite one too soon and the tannins seize the whole mouth shut

a shade tree

Keteleeria davidiana 25/4 Restock and shelter the large flowersA refined and rarely encountered evergreen conifer from the mountains of southeastern China and Taiwan, Keteleeria davidiana is a tree of quiet distinction. Introduced to Western gardens in the nineteenth century, the species has stayed largely within botanical gardens and specialist collections, seldom offered in the nursery trade and still little known outside conifer circles. The genus name honors J. B. Keteleer, a French nurseryman of the era,