Hinoki Cypress - Chamaecyparis obtusa

Common Name: Hinoki Cypress - Chamaecyparis obtusa

Seeds Per Packet: Approx 30

Hardiness: 1 (-15 to -10 °C)

Soil Type: Clay, Loam

Watering: Medium

Bonsai Location: Outdoor

Bonsai Styles: Semi-cascade, Formal Upright, Informal Upright, Slanted Trunk

Flower Colour: Unremarkable

Additional Features: Attracts Birds, Easy Care Plants

Scientific Name: Chamaecyparis obtusa

Climate: Cold Temperate, Warm Temperate

Ideal Soil pH: Any

Position/Sunlight: Full Sun

Foliage Colour: Green

Tree Full Height: 15-25m

Tree Full Width: 5-10m

Bonsai Size: 5-10m

Bonsai Difficulty Beginner

In The Garden

This broad, sweeping, conical-shaped evergreen has graceful, flattened, fern-like branchlets which gently droop at branch tips. Hinoki Cypress has dark green foliage, and attractive, shredding, reddish-brown bark which peels off in long narrow strips.

Propagation

A great feature tree for gardens and parks. This tree will grow well in most temperate and sub tropical areas of Australia. For best results the Hinoki Cypress should be grown in full sun on moist, well-drained soil, and preferably where the tree can be protected from harsh winds.