Cypress, its wood grain has straight and oblique, fine structure, good material, tough and durable, fragrant, usually used in construction, bridges, boats, utensils, stationery, furniture and other timber; leaves can be extracted from the aromatic oil, the bark of the tree can be extracted quebracho extract. Most species are important in afforestation, sand fixation and soil and water conservation. The family is usually divided into three subfamilies. Lateral cypress subfamily: the seed scales are woody, mature and cracked in the same year, and the seed scales are not shield-shaped, mainly in the genera of Lateral cypress, Cliff cypress, Lohan cypress, and Cuijie cypress; Cypress subfamily: the fruit matures and cracks in the next year, and the seed scales are woody and peltate, mainly in the genera of cypress, cypress and Fukien cypress; Cypress subfamily: the fruit is fleshy and globular, and it does not crack when mature, only the genera of Cypress and Juniperus communis. In addition, there are some cypress trees are listed as China's first batch of rare and endangered protected plants, species are: Cuipai, red juniper, giant cypress, Fujian cypress, Minjiang cypress, Korean cypress, cliff cypress and so on.