United States, Maryland, Prince George's, Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale
Vase shaped tree, 40ft tall, branches divergent to horizontal, ultimate branches pendant, crown spread c. 35 ft, mature bark gray, coarsely flaking, 1st year bark reddish brown, glaucous, leaves dark green, more or less glossy above, paler beneath
source China, seeds presented by the Forestry Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, through Forsythe Sherfesee, received June 22, 1920; Cultivated or Captive