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Common Name: Japanese False Cypress

Species Name: Chamaecyparis pisifera

Family Name: Cupressaceae

 

 

 

 

Plant Facts  
Origin Japan
Sun Preference Full Sun

 

 

ID Characteristics

  • Leaf and Stem Characteristics
    • Plant Height: 20-foot diameter, 79-foot height
    • Leaves: Ovate-lanceolate, appressed, long pointed, 1/12-1/8 inch long, whitish lines beneath, branchlets flattened

 

 

Habitat/Ecology  
Soil Preference Well-drained, loam
USDA Cold Hardiness Zone
Notes Many cultivars available with different forms, colors and leaf shapes

 

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