Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Tree Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Needled Evergreen Habit/Form: Conical Erect Maintenance: Low.Attributes: Genus: Chamaecyparis Family: Cupressaceae Life Cycle: Woody Recommended Propagation Strategy: Grafting Root Cutting Country Or Region Of Origin: East & West North America, Japan, Laos, Taiwan, Viet Nam Distribution: Introduced to Europe Dimensions: Height: 1 ft.Tags: #evergreen #drought tolerant #specimen #large tree #conifer #salt tolerant #winter interest #tsc #fall interest #accent plant #rabbit resistant #stream banks #deer resistant #summer interest #English garden #spring interest #Asian garden #vertical spaces #evergreen tree #tsc-cg #hedge Profile Video: See this plant in the following landscape: Cultivars / Varieties: VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for " Trees, Shrubs and Conifers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens. This species has some susceptibility to juniper blight ( Phomopsis juniperovora) and root rot. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Minor insect pests include bagworms, witches' broom, spindle burl gall. In the home landscape, compact or dwarf cultivars are popular as small accents or specimen trees, providing winter interest. Use cypress trees in formal English, or Asian gardens, or along riparian areas. These trees are low maintenance and tolerate full sun to part shade, preferably in moist, well-drained soil. Moderate pruning will help maintain its conical form and ethically pleasing shape. They will tolerate drought and moderate amounts of salt as well as browsing by deer and rabbits. Cuttings may be rooted in late summer for propagation.Ĭypress trees provide vertical interest to the landscape as a handsome specimen and are sometimes grouped in hedges. The genus name derives from the Greek words chamai, for "dwarf or low to the ground" and kuparissos, for "cypress." This is a group of medium to large trees from 50 to 90 feet tall in the landscape, or even taller in the wild. It is an evergreen conifer native to the North American coasts and temperate East Asia. Phonetic Spelling kam-ee-SIP-a-riss Descriptionįalse-cypress is a member of the cypress family (Cupressaceae).
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