Slender Hinoki False Cypress

Tags: Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Gracilis'

An open-branched, pyramidal form with gracefully arching branchlets. Tiny, deep green needles with reddish new growth have a soft, ferny appearance and develop bronze coloring in winter. An excellent small, slender evergreen tree for screening, hedges and background plantings.

Category:
Light Requirements:
Full Sun
Mature Size:
8-12 Ft. T, 4-5 Ft. W
Cold Hardiness Zone:
4-8
Growth Rate:
Slow
Foliage Color:
Green
Flower Color:
Conifer
Bloom Period:
Prized for foliage.
Water Requirements:
Moderate, Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.

Care Instructions

Provide enriched, slightly acidic, evenly moist, well-drained soil; avoid prolonged drought. Shelter from drying winds. Water deeply, regularly during first few growing seasons to develop an extensive root system. Fertilize in early spring. Prune only lightly to shape; remove no more than current season's growth. Prune in the fall