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Plume Sawara-Cypress

Tagged as: large evergreen

Botanical Name: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa'
Common Name: Plume Sawara-Cypress

Updated 3/2012



Height: 30-50' Spread: 10-20'  Habit/Form: Pyramidal Rate: Medium Zone: 4-8

Cultural Requirements: Full sun; moist, slightly acidic, well-drained soil

Ornamental Characteristics: Feathery, flattened foliage; reddish-brown trunk peeling in strips; loose, open habit

Use in the Landscape: Specimen plant

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