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Taxon
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Spaan's Cannonball'
Common name:
Spaan's Cannonball sawara false cypress
Family:
Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Distribution:
Species native to Japan
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A dwarf evergreen conifer shrub grows to about 2' wide and slightly taller in 10 years. As the name implies, this plant has a very rounded form. Foliage is bluish green with a tinge of yellow. Winter color turns the plant somewhat bronze. Good as a specimen or in groups.
Links:
American Conifer Society Database
Locations
1:
CON: CK12
(CK12)
• Accession: D1996-0491.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
DWD: AC04
(AC04)
• Accession: D1995-0445.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
3:
LG007
• Accession: D2016-0010 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual