Scientific Name
Chamaecyparis pisifera

Common Name
Japanese falsecypress; Sawara falsecypress
Hardiness Zones: 4-8
Habit: Evergreen
Growth Rate: Moderate
Site Requirements: Sun; moist, well drained soil
Texture: Medium
Form: Pyramidal; loose open habit with age; numerous branches
Height: 50 to 70'
Width: 10 to 20'
Leaf: Small leaves in horizontal planes; bright green with silvery line underneath
Flower/Fruit: .25" cones; crowded; yellowish brown
Comments: Lower branches may die with age
Cultivars: Boulevard, Filifera, (Drooping stringy branches; dense mound 6 to 8'), Lemon Thread, Filifera Aurea, Nana Aureovariegata, Snow, Tsukuma
 



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