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Shrub · Cupressaceae Draft — unreviewed

Dwarf Hinoki cypress

Chamaecyparis obtusa‘Nana Gracilis’ (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl.

Also called dwarf Hinoki cypress.

Slow, irregular dwarf conifer with shell-like sprays of glossy dark green foliage. A refined accent near patios and entries.

Size over time

Typical landscape size 1.8–3 m (6–10 ft) tall and 1.2–1.8 m (4–6 ft) wide; slow growth, about 10 years to maturity. Intermediate sizes use the planner’s growth curve (k = 0.12) from the #3 install size.

0123mPlanting0.5 × 0.5 mYear 31.1 × 0.8 mYear 101.8 × 1.2 mMature2.4 × 1.5 m

Design notes

  • Shelter from drying winter wind; inner foliage browns naturally each fall.
  • Needs moist, well-drained soil.

Regions

Native range: Japan (species).

Not recorded as native to any of the three pilot regions.

Native status describes where the species occurs naturally. It is not a promise that it suits a particular garden; site conditions decide that.

Related plants

Glossy abelia
Abelia × grandiflora · Shrub · 1.2–1.8 m (4–6 ft)
Black chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa · Shrub · 0.9–1.8 m (3–6 ft)
Four-wing saltbush
Atriplex canescens · Shrub · 1.2–1.8 m (4–6 ft)
Common boxwood
Buxus sempervirens · Shrub · 1–3 m (3–10 ft)
Red bird of paradise
Caesalpinia pulcherrima · Shrub · 1.8–3 m (6–10 ft)
Fairy duster
Calliandra eriophylla · Shrub · 0.6–1 m (2–3 ft)

Plan with Dwarf Hinoki cypress

Place it in a design, check it against your zone, light and moisture, and see it at year three and year ten.

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