Taxon

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Pygmaea Aurescens'

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Pygmaea Aurescens' - bronze pygmy hinoki false cypress
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Common name: bronze pygmy hinoki false cypress
Family: Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Distribution: Species native to Japan and Taiwan
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Evergreen tree
Comments: A broad, wide-spreading, flat-topped yet globose-shaped, dwarf evergreen conifer. Maturing at 15' high and 7' wide. Fan-shaped foliage is always distinctly brownish green in summer months and orange-copper in winter. Good specimen plant or in the hedge or rock garden.
Links: American Conifer Society Database

Locations

  • 1: VCA: AV13 (AV13) • Accession: D2000-0445.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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