Abstract:

‘Zhongshanshan 405’,‘Zhongshanshan 406’,‘Zhongshanshan 407’ and ‘Zhongshanshan 502’ were four elite varieties, which were selected from progeny of crossing between Taxodium mucronatum×T.distichum by artificial pollination, and were bred by Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences. All the varieties have tall and straight tree trunk, with other excellent characteristics, such as fast-growing, waterlogging tolerance, salt-alkali tolerance, a wide adaptability to various habits, and beautiful landscape effects. They can be planted in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai,Chongqing, Yunnan, etc.

Key words: Taxodium, variety, 'Zhongshanshan 405', 'Zhongshanshan 406', 'Zhongshanshan 407', 'Zhongshanshan 502'