Hinoki False Cypress

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Gracilis' Cupressaceae

Growth habit

Tree

Perennation

Perennial

Location

Nevin Welcome Center

Source of plant

Chase Brother's Nursery

Description

Conical, more compact than the species, to 5 m high or higher, branches outspread, branchlets irregularly arranged, shell-form; needles short, dense, light green beneath and somewhat glossy; imported from Japan around 1862 by Siebold [DS 8].

USDA Hardiness Zone

5