Chamaecyparis pisifera
Sawara Falsecypress

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Dense, plumose to graceful, loose, string-like evergreen foliage, depending on variant)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Small (0.25" dia.), pea-like cones)
 Ultimate Height:
50-70 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
10-20 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Does not perform well on alkaline soils
 Range:
Japan
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are awl-like (0.08-0.13" long) and dark green on top, with whitish lines beneath, produced on flattened, 2-ranked branchlets in horizontal planes. Needles softer than junipers. Small, yellowish-brown, pea-like cones (0.25" dia.) with 6-8 scales, and shrunken center. Reddish-brown bark peels off in thin strips.

Additional Information

The species and full-size variants are often used as "quick" foundation and corner plantings, and just as quickly outgrow these situations. These variants should be grown as trees, and the dwarf variants used in more intensive situations. Numerous brown needles and branchlets are retained, and not especially attractive. This species requires good drainage and does not tolerate wet soils. Provide shelter from the wind.

3 Chamaecyparis pisifera found

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Number Accession ID Location
12009_14545*AHORTPARK
22009_14546*AHORTPARK
32024_00253*AHORTPARK

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