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Threadleaf Falsecypress

Scientific name: Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Filifera’
Taxonomy
Family:Cupressaceae
Type:Coniferous trees
Native:NO
Plant Requirements
Zone:4 to 8
Sun:Full sun
Moisture:Medium
Plant Characteristics
Height:25 ft
Width:18 ft
Additional Characteristics
Trees


Fruit

Leaves


Bark
Wildlife value

Poisonous
Description With its pendulous branches and mounding habit, Threadleaf Falsecypress is grown in the landscape as an accent species.

  Morphology:
This falsecypress variant, also known as ‘Filifera’ Sawara Falsecypress, grows to form a small, pyramidal coniferous tree which may attain a height of 25’ and a width of 18’ at maturity. The foliage consists of long string-like, round branches covered in scale-like leaves, with white lines on the bottom of the scales. The tips of the leaves are pointed. During the summer months the foliage is green. During the winter the foliage takes on a yellow tint. All through the season the branches of the tree dangle down, creating a weeping effect.

Occasionally cones are found on this species. When they occur they are round, very small and brown in color.

The bark of Threadleaf Falsecypress is orange/brown, and peels in vertical plates. The lower limbs of this tree can be pruned up to expose the trunk.

  Adaptation:
The species prefers full sun and does best on a moist, well drained soil.

  Pests:
None reported.
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