Dwarf Hinkoki Falsecypress

Dwarf Hinkoki Falsecypress

Chamaecyparis obtusa Nana'

Cupressaceae (Cypress Family)

▲ closer view of needle arrangements

▲ small plant on northeast corner of Kings Street Annex building on MSU campus (no longer there)

▲ small plant in Japanese Stroll garden at the Botanical Center in Springfield

Location on or near campus: Japanese Stroll Garden at the Botanical Center in Springfield, MO.

Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Nana:’ Dwarf Hinoki False Cypress (shrub)

• needles in pairs of two different shapes and sizes, arranged in a flattened pattern on the stem, with flat sprays drooping on tips; bright green above; smaller leaves with white X mark on them; lacks yellow new growth of ‘Crippsi’ cultivar
• grows to 25' tall in slender, pyramidal shape
• fruit is a small orange-brown cone
• prefers full sun and moist, well-drained soil in a protected (not too windy) area
• medium to slow growth rate