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  Chamaecyparis pisifera
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera' - usually 6' tall by 8' wide but can be larger; green foliage is scale-like, covering thin pendulous stems with an overall semi-weeping habit
Sawara Falsecypress, a large tree in its native Japan, is often represented by selections of its various evergreen shrubs, which themselves exhibit differences in foliage color (blue, yellow, and green), size, and growth habit (upright, spreading, and/or pendulous).
Chamaecyparis pisifera is known for its smaller evergreen variants which are shrubs that have distinctive growth habits and vibrant foliage colors.
www.hcs.ohio-state.edu /hcs/TMI/Plantlist/ch_ifera.html   (458 words)

  
  Species Guide Chamaecyparis False Cypress Bonsai
The Chamaecyparis genus consists of 7 species of monoecious, evergreen, coniferous trees from forest in Taiwan, Japan, and North America.
Chamaecyparis is a popular genus for bonsai however it is difficult to maintain it's appearance and is difficult to style well.
There are a number of varieties available of which the most commonly used are Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Boulevard' /Boulevard Cypress which has steel-blue foliage and Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa' has more frond-like foliage, bright-green when young.
www.bonsai4me.com /SpeciesGuide/Chamaecyparis.html   (385 words)

  
  Hinoki or False Cypress   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana: Lawson cypress, Port Orford cedar - neither a cedar nor a cypress, it is hardy in zones 6-8.
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Minima Aurea': A dwarf cultivar of Port Orford cedar with yellow-green young foliage.
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana': dwarf Hinoki cypress, dwarf Japanese false cypress.
www.bonsai-bci.com /species/hinoki.html   (1267 words)

  
  * Chamaecyparis pisifera - (Plants): Definition
Chamaecyparis pisifera, commonly called Sawara cypress, is a conical evergreen conifer with a crown that opens with age.
Chamaecyparis pisifera means "Ground-Growing Cypress which is Bearing Peas," referring to its tiny cones that many of the cultivars never produce.
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Aurea Sungold' : Aurea Sungold False Cypress - Foliage
en.mimi.hu /plants/chamaecyparis_pisifera.html   (186 words)

  
 Chamaecyparis obtusa
Chamaecyparis is a widespread genus with a very wide range of forms available.
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Caespitosa' - One of the tiniest and slowest growing of all conifers.
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Kosterii' - A delightfully informal habit with curiously twisted lush green foliage.
www.conifers.co.nz /chamaecyparis/chamaecyparis_N_obtusa.htm   (2082 words)

  
 Chamaecyparis description
Some authors include all species of Chamaecyparis in the genus Cupressus (Michener 1993), but genetic studies indicate they are generally not particularly closely related (Brunsfeld et al.
The name Chamaecyparis is derived from the Greek: chamai = on the ground, and kyparissos = cypress (Walker 1976).
Several of the species show high variation in seedbeds, leading to the selection for horticultural use of many hundred cultivars.
www.conifers.org /cu/ch   (526 words)

  
 Evergreen Gardenworks Descriptive Catalog: Chamaecyparis, Citrus, Corokia
These are dwarf conifer selections from the parent species which is a 60 foot tree, and are used extensively in miniature gardens or saikei.
2535 Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Kosteri' 30 inches x 30 inches in 10 years ultimately to about 4 feet Green glossy fan foliage is horizontally cupped and the fingers of the fan are slightly open.
2545 Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana' (Dwarf Hinoki Cypress) Dwarf form 9 inches x 12 inches in 10 years, ultimately to 20 inches by 30 inches.
www.evergreengardenworks.com /chamaecy.htm   (561 words)

  
 Nearctica - Native Conifers of North America - Atlantic White Cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides)
Identifying Characters: Atlantic White Cedar is the only native species of Chamaecyparis in eastern North America.
Measurements: A tall tree with a rounded crown; height between 75 and 80 feet; diameter usually about 2 feet, but sometimes reaching up to 4 feet.
Habitat: Atlantic White Cedar is usually found in coastal swamps or bogs, sometimes in nearly pure stands.
www.nearctica.com /trees/conifer/cupress/Cthyoid.htm   (218 words)

  
 Chamaecyparis nootkatensis: REFERENCES
Hennon, P. E.; Hansen, E. M.; Shaw, C. Causes of basal scars on Chamaecyparis nootkatensis in southeast Alaska.
Hennon, P. E.; Hansen, E. M.; Shaw, C. Dynamics of decline and mortality of Chamaecyparis nootkatensis in southeast Alaska.
Hennon, P. E.; Shaw, C. G., III; Hansen, E. Symptoms and fungal associations of declining Chamaecyparis nootkatensis in southeast Alaska.
www.fs.fed.us /database/feis/plants/tree/chanoo/references.html   (1309 words)

  
 Floridata: Chamaecyparis pisifera
Sawara false cypress is similar to Hinoki false cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa), but that species has two different shapes and sizes of scalelike leaves on its twigs, and larger cones.
Cultivars of the Filifera Group, especially those with yellow foliage, are very conspicuous specimens in the landscape.
There are eight species of false cypresses (genus Chamaecyparis), mostly from cool, moist northern latitudes in eastern Asia and North America; the true cypresses (Cupressus) include about 20 species, mostly from warmer regions in western China, western North and Central America, and the Mediterranean region.
www.floridata.com /ref/C/cham_pis.cfm   (600 words)

  
 CHAMAECYPARIS
We have available 20 different types of Chamaecyparis plants at Highland Hill Farm.
Although most often associated with ornamental landscapes, Chamaecyparis plants are used to good advantage in gardens as specimen trees or foundation plantings providing attractive decoration the year round.
There are 5 species of Chamaecyparis that we sell at Highland Hill Farm.
seedlingsrus.com /Chamaecyparis.html   (299 words)

  
 PLANTS Profile for Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Port Orford cedar) | USDA PLANTS
PLANTS Profile for Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Port Orford cedar)
Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Chamaecyparis thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery
See available county distributions by clicking on the states below or on the map.
plants.usda.gov /java/profile?symbol=CHLA   (188 words)

  
 Definition of chamaecyparis - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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