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Chamaecyparis obtusa

Also Known As

Cupressus obtusa
Hinoke False Cypress
Hinoki Cypress

Plant type

tree, conifer

size

H: 60'-75'
W: 20'

planting zones

5a-10b

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Chamaecyparis obtusa plant details

Chamaecyparis obtusa is an evergreen conifer tree with green foliage. In spring yellow flowers emerge followed by brown fruit. Does well in acidic, average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something pollution tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Chamaecyparis obtusa

Plant type: conifer tree
Plant family: cupressaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 20 FT wide, 60 FT - 75 FT - tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in spring
Uses: fragrant, peeling bark, pyramidal

GROWING CONDITIONS for Chamaecyparis obtusa

USDA Zones: 5a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Resistant to: pollution and verticillium wilt
Soil needs: acidic, average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Useful as a specimen. This is a beautiful tree! There's a mature one at the corner of our house (which is appropriate, since they're better protected from strong winds.) And our landscaping, on a slope, is such that a very tall, narrow tree works for us.

By: Lazy S'S Farm Nursery

This False Cypress is tall and slender, pyramidal in shape with spreading branches and drooping, frond like smaller branches. Will grow to 75' in the landscape, taller in the wild, but with only about a 20' spread. Bark is reddish-brown, and peeling.