Scientific name: Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

Common name:  Lawson cypress

Family name: Cupressaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 15-22m tall, 3-4m wide

Form: dense, pyramidal

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement: scale-like. Opposite.

Fall colour: none

Flower/cone/fruit description: dioecious. Red/brown cone. Round cones. 1cm.

Limitations: susceptible to root disease. All will die

Suitable uses: hedge. Specimen. Many variable cultivars

Quick ID: conifer. Evergreen. U.S. scale-like leaves that are dark green/gold. Opposite. Unique smell. Spotted male cone on tips.

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