Arkansas Tree Database

Scientific name:

Chamaecyparis Obtusa

Size:

50'-70' tall by 15'-20' wide

Leaves:

opposite, blunt and scale-like, in flat spray; dark green

Flowers:

inconspicuous

Fruit:

small brown inconspicuous cone

Fall Interest:

needled evergreen

Culture:

sun; moist, fertile, well-drained soil

Disease/Insect:

Use:

specimen

Cultivars:

several compact and dwarf cultivars

Notes:

native to Japan, Taiwan