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This evergreen conifer has a moderately broad, rather conical crown and deep tap roots. It can grow to a height of 40 m, sometimes 60 m. Trees growing in managed forests usually have trunks with a diameter of 100 cm, while trees from old growth forests can have diameters of over 200 cm.
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Schweingruber, F.H. (1993). Tree Species in Eurasia and Japan. In: Trees and Wood in Dendrochronology. Springer Series in Wood Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77157-6_3
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