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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 2 to 4 feet
Plant Spread: 2 to 3 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Needled
Other: Bright yellow, thread-like
Uses: Provides winter interest
Resistances: Drought tolerant

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Common names
  • Japanese Falsecypress
  • Sawara False Cypress
  • Japanese False Cypress
  • Sawara Cypress
  • Sawara

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Location: Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, USA zone 6b
Date: 2021-09-01
Fast grower. Unique texture and color. Easy to grow in my clay so
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-11-02
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Lemon Thread', 2017, [Sawara False Cypres
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-11-02
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Lemon Thread', 2017, [Sawara False Cypres
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