Chamaecyparis pisifera Filifera Group

Chamaecyparis pisifera Filifera Group

Common name: Sawara Cypress

Family name: Cupressaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-8

Mature height and spread: 2-6m; 1-2m

Form: evergreen conifer, droopy mound

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: average, medium, well-drained soils; full sun to part shade

Leaf arrangement: branchlets thin, needle in opposite pairs, gray-green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): small and globose cone, black-brown when ripe

Suitable uses: rock gardens, foundation planting, specimen

Quick ID description: strong smell, small and globose

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