Botanical Name: Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'
Common Name: Dwarf Hinoki cypress
Type of Plant: conifer: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape treelike shrub w/unusual fan-shaped foliage, dark green color with an irregular, loosely held canopy
Height 4-6'
Spread 3-4'
Growth Rate slow
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors prefers sun to partial shade - protect from hot dry winds
Soil moist, neutral, well-drained soil preferred
Hardiness hardy – best in zones 4-16, 15-17
 
Morphology:
Leaves small green waxy scales forming flattened fan-shaped branchlets - dark green and lustrous above - somewhat golden at fan tips
Flowers inconspicuous
Fruit rounded cones to 1/2" across
 
Propagation:
hardwood cuttings taken in fall or winter
 
Usage:
excellent accent in Oriental and rock gardens, bonsai specimen - valued for handsome foliage and interesting form - excellent container plant
 
Landscape Care:
Watering needs regular watering to look good - be sure drainage is adequate
Fertilizing slow release at planting
Pruning none
Pests/Diseases root rot, tip burn in hot sun, salt burn in poor drainage
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Japan
Family: Cupressaceae

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