Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Gracilis'
Common name: 
Slender Hinoki Falsecypress
Pronunciation: 
kam-e-SIP-a-ris ob-TU-sa
Family: 
Cupressaceae
Genus: 
Chamaecyparis
Type: 
Conifer
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Conifer, evergreen tree, to 20 ft (6 m), slow growing, conical, more compact than species; branches outspread; branchlets slender, arching, irregularly arranged.   Leaves short, dense, closely pressed, of two sizes, the lateral pair much larger than facial leaves, glossy dark green above, light green below.  Cones short-stalked, solitary, globose ("volleyballs"), 8 mm diam.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 4      Species from Japan, Taiwan; this cultivar was imported from Japan to Europe about 1862.
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  • plant habit

    plant habit

  • plant habit, several trees used as a screen

    plant habit, several trees used as a screen

  • foliage spray

    foliage spray

  • branch with immature and mature seed cones

    branch with immature and mature seed cones