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'''''Torreya californica''''' is species of [[Pinophyta|conifer]] [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to [[California]], occurring in the [[Pacific Coast Ranges]] and the foothills of the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]]. It is commonly known as '''California Torreya''' or '''California Nutmeg''' (although not closely related to true [[nutmeg]]).
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[[File:Torreya californica branch PAN 03.JPG|thumb|left|Young torreya shoots in [[PAN Botanical Garden in Warsaw|PAN Botanical Garden]] in [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]] ]]
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It is an [[evergreen]] [[tree]] growing to 15-25 m tall, with a trunk diameter of 0.5-1 m (exceptionally 2 m); the crown is conical in overall shape, with whorled branches. The [[leaf|leaves]] are needle-like, stiff, sharp pointed, 3-5&nbsp;cm long and 3&nbsp;mm broad; they are arranged spirally but twisted at the base to lie flat either side of the shoots. The male ([[pollen]]) [[conifer cone|cones]] are 5-7&nbsp;mm long, grouped in lines along the underside of a shoot. The female ([[seed]]) cones are single or grouped 2-5 together on a short stem; minute at first, they mature in about 18 months to a [[drupe]]-like structure with the single large [[nut (fruit)|nut]]-like seed 2.5-4&nbsp;cm long surrounded by a fleshy covering, dark green to purple at full maturity in the fall.
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Torreya californica, Torr. (T. Myristica, Hook. f. Tumion californicum, Greene). California Nutmeg. Tree, attaining 70 or occasionally 100 ft., with spreading, slightly pendulous branches, forming a pyramidal or, in old age, round-topped head: bark grayish brown, tinged with orange: lvs. linear, slightly falcate, acuminate, lustrous and dark green above, 1 – 3 1/2 in. long: fr. oblong-oval or oval, light green, streaked with purple, 1-1 1/2 in. long. Calif. S.S. 10:513. B.M. 4780. F.S. 9:925. G.C. II. 24:553; III. 5:800, 801. R.H. 1875, pp. 76, 77; 1879, pp. 171, 172.
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Torreya californica, Torr. (T. Myristica, Hook. f. Tumion californicum, Greene). California Nutmeg. Tree, attaining 70 or occasionally 100 ft., with spreading, slightly pendulous branches, forming a pyramidal or, in old age, round-topped head: bark grayish brown, tinged with orange: lvs. linear, slightly falcate, acuminate, lustrous and dark green above, 1 – 3 1/2 in. long: fr. oblong-oval or oval, light green, streaked with purple, 1-1 1/2 in. long. Calif.
 
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Plant Characteristics
Habit   tree

Height: ⇕ 80 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 80.
Width: ⇔ 25 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 25.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun
USDA Zones: 7 to 10
Scientific Names

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Torreya californica is species of conifer endemic to California, occurring in the Pacific Coast Ranges and the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. It is commonly known as California Torreya or California Nutmeg (although not closely related to true nutmeg).

Young torreya shoots in PAN Botanical Garden in Warsaw, Poland

It is an evergreen tree growing to 15-25 m tall, with a trunk diameter of 0.5-1 m (exceptionally 2 m); the crown is conical in overall shape, with whorled branches. The leaves are needle-like, stiff, sharp pointed, 3-5 cm long and 3 mm broad; they are arranged spirally but twisted at the base to lie flat either side of the shoots. The male (pollen) cones are 5-7 mm long, grouped in lines along the underside of a shoot. The female (seed) cones are single or grouped 2-5 together on a short stem; minute at first, they mature in about 18 months to a drupe-like structure with the single large nut-like seed 2.5-4 cm long surrounded by a fleshy covering, dark green to purple at full maturity in the fall.


Read about Torreya californica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Torreya californica, Torr. (T. Myristica, Hook. f. Tumion californicum, Greene). California Nutmeg. Tree, attaining 70 or occasionally 100 ft., with spreading, slightly pendulous branches, forming a pyramidal or, in old age, round-topped head: bark grayish brown, tinged with orange: lvs. linear, slightly falcate, acuminate, lustrous and dark green above, 1 – 3 1/2 in. long: fr. oblong-oval or oval, light green, streaked with purple, 1-1 1/2 in. long. Calif. CH


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