Glyptostrobus pensilis / Chinese Water Pine / Chinese Swamp Cypress

Glyptostrobus pensilis first described in 1873 by (Staunton ex D.Don) Karl Heinrich Emil Koch (1809–1879) is the sole species in the Glyptostrobus genus. Please see the main genus page for a full description.

Glyptostrobus pensilis at The Gotelli Conifer Collection of The U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C.
Photo by Dax Herbst
Glyptostrobus pensilis at The Gotelli Conifer Collection of The U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C.
Photo by Dax Herbst
A branch of fossilized Glyptostrobus species needles from the Eocene era, approximately 49.5 million years old, from the Klondike Mountain Formation, Republic, Washington
Photo by Kevmin via Wikipedia
an artistically framed portrait of Glyptostrobus pensilis at Cox Arboretum, Canton, Georgia.
Photo by Tom Cox
an artistically framed portrait of Glyptostrobus pensilis seed cones and fall colors.
Photo by Jason Smith
Glyptostrobus pensilis — a super closeup of seed cones.
Photo by Tom Cox

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