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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.
Chamaecyparis taiwanensis is treated by many authors as a variety of C. obtusa (as C. obtusa var. formosana). Genus Fokienia is not always recognized as a separate genus from Chamaecyparis, in which case Chamaecyparis hodginsii (=Fokienia hodginsii) should be added to the above list. [6]
Chamaecyparis obtusa (ヒノキ, the Japanese cypress, or the Hinoki cypress) Chamaecyparis pisifera (サワラ, the Sawara cypress, or Pea-bearing cypress) Sciadopitys verticillata (コウヤマキ, the kōyamaki or Japanese umbrella-pine) Thuja standishii (ネズコ, the Nezuko, Japanese thuja) Thujopsis dolabrata (アスナロ, the hiba or ...
It is most commonly treated as a variety of Chamaecyparis obtusa in European and American texts, [1] but more often accepted as a distinct species by Taiwanese botanists. [3] [4] The two taxa differ in ecological requirements, with C. obtusa growing primarily on drier ridgetop sites, while C. taiwanensis occurs on moist soils and with higher rainfall and air humidity.
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana: Lawson's cypress; Port Orford-cedar Cupressaceae (cypress family) Chamaecyparis nootkatensis: Nootka cypress; Alaska-cedar; yellow-cedar Cupressaceae (cypress family) Chamaecyparis obtusa: hinoki cypress Cupressaceae (cypress family) Chamaecyparis pisifera: sawara cypress Cupressaceae (cypress family) Chamaecyparis ...
Chamaecyparis: Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, known as the Lawson's cypress or Port Orford cedar. [4] This is a native species to Oregon and northwestern California. [4] Taxodium: Taxodium ascendens, commonly known as pond cypress [5] and native to North America. Taxodium distichum, commonly known as bald cypress and native to the southeastern ...
Chamaecyparis obtusa; P. Chamaecyparis pisifera; T. Chamaecyparis taiwanensis; Chamaecyparis thyoides This page was last edited on 27 March 2013, at 06:43 (UTC) ...
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 ...