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Chamaecyparis

Any of a genus of six hardy, evergreen coniferous trees closely related to and often included in the genus Cupressus in family Cupressaceae. They are chiefly found in North America and East Asia. All are valuable timber and ornamental trees. They have flat, fern-shaped, scale-like leaves.

Lawsons's Cypress C. lawsoniana can grow to 50 m/200 ft; it is very variable with over 250 distinctive cultivars. The Nootka cypress or yellow cedar C. nootkatensis, is native to Alaska and Vancouver. The Japanese cypresses Sawara C. pisifera and Hinoki C. obtusa have numerous cultivars, including dwarf, yellow-leaved, and blue-leaved forms.
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Cupressus nootkatensis, of the Family Cupressaceae Common Names Yellow cedar, Alaska yellow cedar, Alaskan yellow cedar, nootka false cypress, yellow cypress, Pacific coast yellow cedar, Alaska cypress, Alaska ground cypress, Alaska zeder, cedro giallo, cipresso Americano, du jutka, jypres jaune, Nootka Sound cypress, sitka yellow-cedar cypress, Nootka chamaecyparis Height/Weight Average height is 50 to 100 feet, but can grow to 170 feet with 4- to 6-foot trunk diameters.
Big in Japan: Pacific coast yellow cedar is popular in the Far East by Kaiser, Jo-Ann / Wood & Wood Products
False cypress is a joy to use as it varies in texture, color and form thus providing a mind-blowing range of possibilities.
Containers help add some color to winter by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
I watched an animal watching me as it showered under the sprinkler between the dwarf false cypress and a lady's mantle I peered at it and watched in the failing light and thought it peered at me but it was only a clod in shadow.
Names for Birds by Sandy, Stephen / Harvard Review
 
 
 
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