Mazhar Botanic Garden

Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco

Chinese thuja Oriental arborvitae

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000618
English name: Chinese thuja , Oriental arborvitae
Arabic name: تويا
Native: East and North Asia
Country: China Japan
(PGR): Common

Evergreen conifer tree, grows 15-20 m high leaves flat sprays with scale-like,   triangular scales with a blunt point and arranged in decussate pairs Leaves emit an odor when bruisedcones 15-25 long, round green mature to brown

Ornamental tree. Hedge. medicinal plant. The wood is used in Buddhist temples both for  construction work, and chipped, for incense burning. Its twigs and leaves contain 0.12% essential oil containing pinene. It can tolerate atmospheric pollution.

Thuja orientalis L, Biota orientalis (L) Endl

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Texture: Chalk Clay Coastal Alluvial Soils Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Temperate
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Winter
Zone: 5 : 9
pH range: 5.5-6.7

The information in this website has been compiled from reliable sources, such as reference works on medicinal plants. It is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment and Mazhar Botanic Garden does not purport to provide any medical advice. Readers should always consult his/her physician before using or consuming a plant for medicinal purposes.