Keteleeria davidiana 25/4 Restock the plant carries a milky

the plant carries a milky sap that deer and rabbits refuse

a shade tree

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

upright stems that shed their leaves in fall and blaze with bright red fruit

Keteleeria davidiana 25/4 Restock the plant carries a milkyA 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,