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Chamaecyparis obtusa (Japanese cypress, hinoki cypress [2] or hinoki; Japanese: 檜 or 桧, hinoki) is a species of cypress native to central Japan in East Asia, [3] [4] and widely cultivated in the temperate northern hemisphere for its high-quality timber and ornamental qualities, with many cultivars commercially available.
The Tokugawa-affiliated Bishû clan was one of three to own the Kiso forests; they restricted felling the forest's trees to their clan in 1665. [1] In 1708, this restriction was revised to include the Hinoki cypress, the Sawara cypress, the umbrella-pine, and the hiba. The Japanese thuja was added to this protected group in 1718. [1]
It is a slow-growing coniferous tree growing to 35–50 m tall with a trunk up to 2 m in diameter. The bark is red-brown, vertically fissured and with a stringy texture. The foliage is arranged in flat sprays; adult leaves are scale-like, 1.5–2 mm long, with pointed tips (unlike the blunt tips of the leaves of the related Chamaecyparis obtusa (hinoki cypress), green above, green below with a ...
Chamaecyparis, common names cypress or false cypress (to distinguish it from related cypresses), is a genus of conifers in the cypress family Cupressaceae, native to eastern Asia (Japan and Taiwan) and to the western and eastern margins of the United States. [1]
The Larz Anderson Bonsai Collection at the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts is one of the premier collections of bonsai in the United States and includes a Hinoki Cypress over 250 years old. [1] The Bonsai Pavilion where the trees are housed are part of the complex of buildings known as the Dana Greenhouses.
Dwarf cypress is a common name used for several plants in the conifer family Cupressaceae (cypress family) Dwarf cypress may refer to: Actinostrobus acuminatus; Callitris monticola; Small cultivars of Chamaecyparis are known in horticulture as miniature or dwarf cypress. Taxodium ascendens - Pond cypress growing with limited nutrients forms ...