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Chamaecyparis pisifera Filifera group

Common name: sawara cypress

Hardiness: 5

Mature ht and spread: 6-10 m tall, 4-7 m wide

Form: dense, conical, becomes columnar-conic with upswept branches and pendulous tips

Conditions: full sun, moist, well drained, humus rich soil, good air circulation, tolerates moist urban conditions

Leaf: aromatic, overlapping scale leaves, flattened, drooping branchlets, self mulching, thread leaf cypress

Fall: none

Flower: none

Cone: tiny cones, the smallest cone

Limits: intolerant of saturated soils

Suitable uses: specimen, accent, smaller for residential, slab or container

Id: long and stringy, smells like celery/pepper

Native to: Japan