(Alaska Falsecypress, Jubilee Alaska Falsecypress)

Light to medium green needles don the irregular, downward branches that look like sagging shoulders and arms on the Jubilee Alaska falsecypress. An upright, spire-like evergreen, it's native to the humid mountainous areas of northwestern North America, but resembles a tree that would appear on the cartooned pages of a Dr. Seuss book.

The long, pendulous foliage is found in flattened, vertically held sprays of scale-like needles below the branches. The foliage lacks the white markings on the needle...

(Alaska Falsecypress, Weeping Alaska Falsecypress)

Robust, drooping sprays of seafoam-green needles are the ornamental forte of ‘Pendula,’ a magnificently elegant weeping selection of Alaska falsecypress. A tall, pyramid-like evergreen tree, it is native to the humid mountainous areas of northwestern North America.

The long, pendulous foliage is found in flattened, vertically held sprays of scale-like needles below the branches. The needles are light seafoam green with blue casts, and lack the white markings on the underside common in other falsecypress...

(Alaska Falsecypress, Variegated Alaska Falsecypress)

Pale creamy yellow and bluish-green needle leaves give the stately variegated Alaska falsecypress an airy texture. A tall, narrowly pyramidal evergreen tree, it is native to the humid mountainous areas of northwestern North America. The flattened sprays of scale-like needles of 'Variegata' are grayish or bluish green with irregular, raondom light yellow blotches. Needles lack the typical white markings on the undersides of other falsecypress species. If crushed, the needles release a skunk-like...

(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...

(Arneson's Compact' Hinoki Falsecypress, Hinoki Falsecypress)

'Arneson's Compact' falsecypress is a slow-growing dwarf evergreen shrub native to Japan with a upright, oval habit. It is a dense plant with lots of softened blue-green needles.

Falsecypress should be situated in a full sun location in a moist and well-draining soil. Its smaller mature size, although slow to obtain, makes it perfect for foundation plantings or as a specimen in a mixed border, large rockery or cemetery. Protect it from cold, dry winter winds.

(Golden Hinoki Falsecypress, Hinoki Falsecypress)

One of many outstanding cultivars of this elegant Japanese conifer, 'Aurea' is a pyramidal evergreen tree grown for its handsome sprays of foliage which are golden-yellow when young. The leaf color is brightest in full sun.

Hinoki cypress is a slow grower, requiring little maintenance. It does best in neutral to slightly acidic, well-drained conditions, although it tolerates some alkalinity. This showy cultivar deserves center stage as a specimen plant.

(Dwarf Hinoki Falsecypress, Hinoki Falsecypress)

Dwarf Hinoki falsecypress is a slow-growing dwarf evergreen shrub native to Japan with twisting dark green leaves that have white bands on the undersides. The branches have thin tips that seem to haphazardly yet attractively grow through and among each other, mimicking heads of ocean coral.

'Coralliformis' should be situated in a full sun location in a moist and well-draining soil. Its smaller mature size, although slow to obtain, makes it perfect for foundation plantings or as a specimen in...

(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)

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...