NZ white pine. Narrowly conical for many years, evergreen. Will tolerate very wet sites and grows in drier sites with good grass control. Tolerates shade but does best with blue sky above. Shade the trunk with shrubs to prevent sun scorch. POT grown.

Evergreen conical conifer growing on poorly drained soils in montane and subalpine forest. Juvenile foliage markedly different from adult scale leaves. Wood yields manool, used in commercial fragrances, now protected from exploitation. POT grown.

Narrowly conical, deciduous. Valuable timber tree. Soft bluey-green needles in spring, orange in autumn, quite spectacular. Copes with warmer sites better than L. decidua. Less flammable than pines. Good interplant for Sequoia.

China. Narrowly conical with branches turning erect, deciduous. Selected from imported seed, cutting grown. Deep rooted, suitable for wet sites and streamside planting. Prune the lower trunk for quality timber.