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( Argentea Nana Sawara False Cypress )
This dwarf cultivar 'Argentea Nana' is spherical and has congested foliage that has a feather-like character and is silver to white in color. It enjoys a position in full sun. C.

 


SAWARA FALSE CYPRESS
Chamaecyparis pisifera
General Notes
Needs good drainage. Used in oriental landscapes. Has Fragrant Bark and Leaf.

The Sawara False Cypress from which Cream Ball & so many other cultivated varieties are derived is almost never seen in western gardens, though in Kiso, Japan, it is one of the Five Sacred Trees.

Sawara false cypress is native to southern Japan.
Culture
Light: Full sun.
Moisture: Sawara false cypress likes a humid environment and a relatively moist soil. It is well suited to gardens in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.

Chamaecyparis pisifera (Sawara False Cypress)
Chamaecyparis thyoides (Swamp White Cedar)
Cupressocyparis leylandii (Leyland Cypress)
Cupressus arizonica (Arizona Cypress)
Cupressus forbesii (Tecate Cypress)
Cupressus macrocarpa (Monterey Cypress) ...

Among the golden-foliaged forms of Sawara False Cypress, 'Mops' is generally considered to be the best to hold its golden color from its Spring growth throughout the Summer, Autumn, and Winter seasons, ...

Chamaecyparis pisifera--Sawara False Cypress
CHAMAECYPARIS INSECTS
CHAMAECYPARIS DISEASES ...

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis - Nootka False Cypress; Alaska Cedar; Yellow Cedar
Chamaecyparis obtusa - Hinoki False Cypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera - Sawara False Cypress
Chamaecyparis thyoides - White False Cypress; Atlantic White Cedar ...

Saucer Plant (Aeonium undulatum)
Savin Juniper (Juniperus sabina)
Saw Banksia (Banksia serrata)
Sawara False Cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera')
Sawtooth Oak (Quercus acutissima)
Saxifraga rosacea
Scabiosa atropurpurea ...

See also: Cypress, Chamaecyparis pisifera, Chamaecyparis, Green, Juniper