Chamaecyparis pisifera

It is a slow-growing coniferous tree growing to 35–50 m tall with a trunk up to 2 m in diameter. The bark is red-brown, vertically fissured and with a stringy texture. The foliage is arranged in flat sprays; adult leaves are scale-like, 1.5–2 mm long, with pointed tips (unlike the blunt tips of the leaves of the related Chamaecyparis obtusa (hinoki cypress), green above, green below with a white stomatal band at the base of each scale-leaf; they are arranged in opposite decussate pairs on the shoots. The juvenile leaves, found on young seedlings, are needle-like, 4–8 mm long, soft and glaucous bluish-green. The cones are globose, 4–8 mm diameter, with 6–10 scales arranged in opposite pairs, maturing in autumn about 7–8 months after pollination. ==Name==

The Latin specific epithet pisifera, "pea-bearing", refers to the small round green cones. ==Uses==

Timber It is grown for its timber in Japan, where it is used as a material for building palaces, temples, shrines and baths, and making coffins, though less valued than the timber of C. obtusa. The wood is lemon-scented and light-coloured with a rich, straight grain, and is rot resistant. Ornamental It is also a popular ornamental tree in parks and gardens, both in Japan and elsewhere in temperate climates including western and central Europe and parts of North America. A large number of cultivars have been selected for garden planting, including dwarf forms, forms with yellow or blue-green leaves, and forms retaining the juvenile needle-like foliage; particularly popular juvenile foliage cultivars include 'Plumosa', 'Squarrosa' and 'Boulevard'. (confirmed 2017): • 'Boulevard':{{cite web • 'Filifera Aurea':{{cite web • 'Plumosa Compressa':{{cite web • 'Sungold':{{cite web Image:Grove of Sawara Cypress, Upton State Forest, MA.jpeg|Grove of 80-year-old trees Image:Sawara Falsecypress Chamaecyparis pisifera Sprig 3008px.jpg|Foliage and cones Image:Sawara Falsecypress Chamaecyparis pisifera Tree 2000px.jpg|Central trunk of a tree Image:Sawara Falsecypress Chamaecyparis pisifera Bark 2000px.jpg|Bark Image:Tree lined path to the Togakushi shrine1.jpg|Path in the Togakushi Shrine lined with C. pisifera Image:Chamaecyparis Pisifera bonsai.JPG|Bonsai example Image:Boulevard cypress.jpg|Foliage of the juvenile cultivar 'Boulevard', with soft feathery needle-like leaves Image:Chamaecyparis pisifera golden charm sawara cypress MN 2007.JPG|Cultivar 'Golden Charm' File:Filifera aurea.jpg|Cultivar 'Filifera aurea' File:Felifera Aurea leaves 201601 JAPAN.jpg|Leaves of the Filifera aurea File:2019-04-30 16 25 42 New spring needles on a Sungold Threadleaf Falsecyrpress along Tranquility Court in the Franklin Farm section of Oak Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia.jpg|Cultivar 'Sungold' ==References==