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Hinoki Cypress (Hinoki False Cypress)

Chamaecyparis obtusa

Evergreen Shrub

Height

2 - 20 (feet)

Spread

5 - 15 (feet)

Distinctions

Dark, glossy green foliage; requires high moisture, but needs well-drained soil. See entry under Evergreen Trees.

Limitations

Slow growth; best in protected locations.

Hardiness

SE (Zone 5)

Origin

Japan, Taiwan

Cultivars

‘Compacta’ - Dwarf, broad conical shape; 6’–20’ high and 5’–15’ wide.; ‘Filicoides Compacta’ Fine textured fern-like appearance; narrow habit; growing to 10' tall.; ‘Gracilis’ Compact pyramidal form; slightly weeping branches; growing to 9' tall with a spread of 5'.; ‘Pygmaea’ Creeping, almost prostrate branches; slow growth; 2'-4' in height; wider than tall.

Hinoki Cypress (Hinoki False Cypress)