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Taxon
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Kamarachiba'
Common name:
Kamarachiba hinoki false cypress
Family:
Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Distribution:
Species native to Japan and Taiwan
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A rare evergreen shrub originating in Japan and only recently making its way to the United States. This cultivar forms a low, graceful shrub, staying under 4' tall with a variable spread. Needles are soft and flattened, with overlapping scales, deep green with contrasting orange and yellow tips.
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CON: CO14
(CO14)
• Accession: D2002-0159.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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