Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Split Rock'

Object Details

Description: This is the most blue hinoki falsecypress cultivar.
Hardiness: -30 - 20 F
Bloom Time: Spring
Provenance: Uncertain

Range: Cultivated

Topic: Trees; Living Collections

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On Display: Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden

Data Source: Smithsonian Gardens

Accession Number: 2011-0099A

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Common Name: Split Rock Hinoki False Cypress
Group: [vascular plants]
Class: Equisetopsida
Subclass: Pinidae
Order: Cupressales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Chamaecyparis
Species: obtusa

Life Form: Evergreen shrub/sub-shrub
Average Height: 5-6'
Foliage Characteristics: Juvenile foliage is blue, and mature is green. Both appear on same plant.
Structure: Broad conical

Metadata Usage: Not determined

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Record ID: ofeo-sg_2011-0099A

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