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Chamaecyparis pisifera
Also called Japanese False Cypress, Sawara False Cypress
Sawara cypress is a slow-growing conifer tree from Japan that can reach 35 to 50 m in the wild, and is mostly grown as a dwarf or ornamental garden plant. The key to growing it is full sun or light shade, well-drained soil and room to grow.
Chamaecyparis pisifera (Sawara cypress or Sawara Japanese: サワラ, romanized: Sawara) is a species of conifer in the cypress family, Cupressaceae. It is native to central and southern Japan, on the islands of Honshū and Kyūshū.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chamaecyparis pisifera by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
