The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Green Cushion hinoki false cypress

Family: Cupressaceae (cypress family)

Distribution: Species native to Japan and Taiwan

Hardiness: USDA Zone 4

Life form: Evergreen tree

Comments: A seedling mutant selection introduced many years ago by the late John Verkade of New Jersey. This tiny, broad-spreading shrub, grows less than 1" per year and may reach approximately 10" in height by 30" in spread over a 30-year span. Needles are soft, adult-like in texture and densely crowded, medium dark green in summer, becoming lighter in winter. A great choice for a trough planter or bonsai specimen.