Sawara False Cypress

Chamaecyparis pisifera Cupressaceae

Other names

Japanese False Cypress, Sawara Cypress

Growth habit

Tree

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Japan

Location

Groundcover Collection

Source of plant

Jackson & Perkins, Chase Brother's Nursery, Cornell Botanic Gardens, Weston Nurseries

Description

A pyramidal tree with a loose open habit and numerous branchlets thickly covered with slender featherysprays. Plants 50-70' tall, 10-20' wide.

USDA Hardiness Zone

3

Special characteristics

winter interest