Description | Sawara Cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera filifera aurea) Foliage changes from yellow to green to yellow along with the season. Can become a large plant with age. |
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Pronunciation | (kamma-SIP-eris)(pie-sif-er-ah) |
Plant Type | Shrubs Coniferous |
Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
Sunlight | full to part sun |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average, never soggy and wet |
Leaves | drooping yelow thread like foliage |
Dimensions | reported to stay 6-7 feet, but will reach 15-20 feet with time and in optimum conditions, pyramidal shaped |
Native Site | The tree was first identified in Japan in 1861 and was introduced to North America in the same year.(www.plantlives.com) |
Misc Facts | Chamaecyparis is derived from Greek chamae- (dwarf, on the ground, low-growing) and kyparissos (cypress) components. AKA: Japanese Falsecypress, Springleaf Japanese falsecypress, |
Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #265-Conifers for the Garden (Richard L. Bitner) |