(Hinoki Falsecypress)

A sacred tree in its native Japan, this coniferous evergreen forms a handsome broadly conical specimen with dark green scale-like leaves and flat fan-like branch tips. The foliage has white bands underneath. Leaves on young plants and some cultivars are small and needle-like. Large specimens have handsome reddish-brown bark that exfoliates in narrow strips. The small globular cones are green maturing to reddish brown. Many cultivars are available, including dwarf, prostrate, variegated, and gold-leaved...

(Fernspray Falsecypress, Hinoki Falsecypress)

A sacred tree in its native Japan, this coniferous evergreen forms a handsome broadly conical specimen with dark green scale-like leaves and flat fan-like branch tips. The foliage has white bands underneath. Leaves on young plants and some cultivars are small and needle-like. Large specimens have handsome reddish-brown bark that exfoliates in narrow strips. The small globular cones are green maturing to reddish brown. Many cultivars are available, including dwarf, prostrate, variegated, and gold-leaved...

(Graceful Hinoki Falsecypress, Hinoki Falsecypress)

A sacred tree in its native Japan, Hinoki falsecypress is an evergreen conifer with flattened sprays of dark green scale-like leaves that have conspicuous white lines on their undersides. The most commonly cultivated form of Hinoki falsecypress, ‘Gracilis’ grows slowly into a small dense conical tree. Its dark green leaves are arranged in tight fans which droop at the branch tips. The small globular female cones are green maturing to reddish brown. This cultivar is sometimes confused with 'Nana Gracilis',...

(Hinoki Falsecypress)

A sacred tree in its native Japan, this coniferous evergreen forms a handsome broadly conical specimen with dark green scale-like leaves and flat fan-like branch tips. The foliage has white bands underneath. Leaves on young plants and some cultivars are small and needle-like. Large specimens have handsome reddish-brown bark that exfoliates in narrow strips. The small globular cones are green maturing to reddish brown. Many cultivars are available, including dwarf, prostrate, variegated, and gold-leaved...

(Hinoki Falsecypress, Lemon Twist Falsecypress)

A sacred tree in its native Japan, this coniferous evergreen forms a handsome broadly conical specimen with dark green scale-like leaves and flat fan-like branch tips. The foliage has white bands underneath. Leaves on young plants and some cultivars are small and needle-like. Large specimens have handsome reddish-brown bark that exfoliates in narrow strips. The small globular cones are green maturing to reddish brown. Many cultivars are available, including dwarf, prostrate, variegated, and gold-leaved...

(Hinoki Falsecypress)

A sacred tree in its native Japan, Hinoki falsecypress is an evergreen conifer with flattened sprays of dark green scale-like leaves that have prominent white bands on their undersides. The most widely cultivated "dwarf" form of Hinoki falsecypress, 'Nana Gracilis' grows slowly into a tall conical shrub densely furnished with cupped, angled sprays of dark green foliage. The small globular female cones are green maturing to reddish brown. This cultivar is sometimes confused with 'Gracilis', which...

(Dwarf Hinoki Falsecypress, Hinoki Falsecypress)

A sacred tree in its native Japan, Hinoki falsecypress is an evergreen conifer with flattened sprays of dark green scale-like leaves that have prominent white bands on their undersides. The cultivar 'Nana' forms a diminuitive flat-topped dome clad in curled fans of black-green foliage. This cultivar is sometimes confused with 'Nana Gracilis', which is a larger, more upright plant.

Hinoki falsecypress prefers some shade; full sun is tolerated in cool relatively moist locations. The soil should...

(Bronze Pygmy Hinoki Falsecypress, Hinoki Falsecypress)

A sacred tree in its native Japan, Hinoki falsecypress is an evergreen conifer with flattened sprays of dark green scale-like leaves that have prominent white bands on their undersides. Orinating in Holland in the early 20th Century, the cultivar 'Pygmaea Aurescens' grows slowly into a small mounded flat-topped shrub with fans of yellow-bronze foliage that becomes brighter in winter. The habit is relatively open.

Hinoki falsecypress prefers some shade; Hinoki falsecypress prefers some shade;...

(Hinoki Falsecypress, Pygmy Hinoki Falsecypress)

A sacred tree in its native Japan, Hinoki falsecypress is an evergreen conifer with flattened sprays of dark green scale-like leaves that have prominent white bands on their undersides. Introduced to the West in 1861, the cultivar 'Pygmaea' grows slowly into a small mounded flat-topped shrub with fans of bronze-tinged mint-green foliage. The habit is relatively open.

Hinoki falsecypress prefers some shade; full sun is tolerated in cool relatively moist locations. The soil should have humus, good...

(Hinoki Falsecypress)

A diminutive selection of a large tree from Japan, 'Rigid Dwarf' holds its dark, almost black-green foliage in stiff upright sprays. The tiny scale-like leaves clasp and overlap along tightly bunched branchlets, forming fan-like growths. Their undersides bear a tracery of white markings. Crushed leaves are mildly fragrant. This cultivar slowly forms a head-high, columnar to conical shrub.

Hinoki cypress thrives in full to partial sun and moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil. Hot, dry conditions...