Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'
Object Details
- Description
- This dwarf cultivar of the hinoki falsecypress is most notable for its shell-like sprays of dense, green foliage. It has been known to the horticulture trade since 1867.
- Hardiness
- -20 - -10 F
- Provenance
- Uncertain
- Range
- Cultivated
- Topic
- Trees
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Tree Collection
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2011-0167A
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Common Name
- Nana Gracilis 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
- 3-9'
- Foliage Characteristics
- Glossy, dark green foliage grows in shell-shaped sprays with silver markings on the underside of leaves.
- Structure
- Young: irregularly globose Mature: conical
- Metadata Usage
- Not determined
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2011-0167A
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