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Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Kosteri'

 
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Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Kosteri' - Koster hinoki false cypress
Image: Larson, Richard A. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: Koster hinoki false cypress
Family: Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Distribution: Species native to Japan and Taiwan
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Evergreen tree
Comments: Slow-growing, dwarf, evergreen conifer reaching 5' high and 3-4' wide at maturity. Glossy light green foliage appears on open ascending branches with cupped tips that curve upwards and nodding. Winter color is bronze-brown. A good plant for mixing into a planting bed with other evergreens.
Links: American Conifer Society Database • Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder

Locations

  • 1: CON: CM09 (CM09) • Accession: D1997-0221.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: DWD: AB04 (AB04) • Accession: D1997-0221.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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