Hinoki False Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa
Cupressaceae
Other names
Hinoki Cypress, Tree Of The Sun, Japanese Cypress
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Japan
Location
Nevin Welcome Center, Conifer Slope
Source of plant
Iseli Nursery, Edgewood Nursery
Description
Tree can reach 120' in the wild, usually much less in cultivation. Bark reddish-brown; branches flattenedand frondlike, drooping; leaves unequal, obtuse, glossy above with whitish lines beneath; female cones to 3/8" in diameter, orange-brown when maturing, the scales depressed with a minute central ridge.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
winter interest