水杉自引入我省后,生长快速,树干挺直,冠幅狭小,材质中庸,姿态优美,颇受广大群众所欢迎。目前,已成为我省四旁绿化和园林绿化的重要树种之一。 一、水杉引种的历史及概况 水杉引入我省最早由原浙江大学农学院植物园于解放前夕从湖北剪取枝条进行扦插繁殖,获得少量苗木,栽植该园塘边,逆今尚存六株,树高12米,平均胸径31.8厘米。 解放以来,在党的领导下,水杉引种得到了迅速发展。1952年,余杭县长乐林场从湖北引入种子,当年育出幼苗,栽植于场部,现今尚存四株,平均树高18.9米,胸径44.5厘米,65年开始产生孕育的种子,1953年4月,杭州市建设局园林管理处,从武汉磨山植物园引入种子半斤,由其所属玉泉苗圃(杭州植物园前身)育苗,经精心培育,出苗较多,年终苗高30—40厘米,次年春分栽植十余亩,至1956年苗高3米左右,分植于 Metasequoia since the introduction of our province, the rapid growth, trunk upright, narrow crown, material moderate, beautiful posture, popular with the masses welcome. At present, it has become one of the important tree species afforesting and landscaping around our province. First, the introduction of Metasequoia history and introduction Metasequoia introduced into the province from the original Zhejiang University College of Agriculture Botanic Garden on the eve of the liberation from Hubei cuttings for cuttage breeding, access to a small amount of seedlings, transplanted the garden side, counter-present surviving six trees 12 meters high, average diameter 31.8 cm. Since liberation, under the leadership of the party, Metasequoia introduced rapid development. In 1952, Changle Forestry Farm of Yuhang County introduced seeds from Hubei. When seedlings were planted and planted in the field, there are four surviving plants with an average height of 18.9 meters and a diameter of 44.5 centimeters. Breeding seeds have been produced in 65 years since April 1953 , Garden Management Office of Hangzhou Construction Bureau, introduced half a catty seed from Wuhan Moshan Garden, nursery seedlings of its own Yuquan nursery (Hangzhou Botanical Garden predecessor), carefully nurtured, sprouted more, year-end height of 30-40 cm, the following year spring Planted more than ten acres, to 1956 seedling height of about 3 meters, planted in