| Description | Thread-leaf Sawara cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera filifera) A Chamaecyparis with sprays of green foliage off of pendulous new branches. |
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| Pronunciation | (kamma-SIP-eris)(pie-sif-er-ah) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Coniferous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | average |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | inconspicuous |
| Fruit | small cones |
| Leaves | scale-like, green, pointed |
| Stems | pendulous, long thread-like young branches, reddish-brown bark |
| Dimensions | 6-8 feet in the landscape, can become much larger if left unchecked, becomes pyramidal |
| Maintenance | pruning to maintain size |
| Native Site | Species plant native to the islands of Honshu and Kyushu of Japan, where they become very large trees. |
| Misc Facts | AKA: Threadleaf Falsecypress |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #202-American Conifer Society (www.conifersociety.org), #265-Conifers for the Garden (Richard L. Bitner) |
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