Hinoki Cypress

Chamaecyparis obtusa

(Siebold & Zucc.) Endl. Species

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Botanical name
Chamaecyparis obtusa
Also known as
Hinoki Cypress, Hinoki False Cypress, Hinoki-Cypress
Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Chamaecyparis
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Hinoki Cypress

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Chamaecyparis obtusa but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Chamaecyparis acuta Chamaecyparis andelyensis Chamaecyparis breviramea Chamaecyparis keteleri Chamaecyparis lycopodioides Chamaecyparis obtusa f. alba-spica Chamaecyparis obtusa f. aurea Chamaecyparis obtusa f. barronii Chamaecyparis obtusa f. breviramea Chamaecyparis obtusa f. compacta Chamaecyparis obtusa f. crippsii Chamaecyparis obtusa f. erecta Chamaecyparis obtusa f. filicoides Chamaecyparis obtusa f. gracilis Chamaecyparis obtusa f. gracilis-aurea Chamaecyparis obtusa f. lycopodioides Chamaecyparis obtusa f. magnifica Chamaecyparis obtusa f. nana Chamaecyparis obtusa f. pendula Chamaecyparis obtusa f. pygmaea Chamaecyparis obtusa f. sanderi Chamaecyparis obtusa f. tetragona Chamaecyparis obtusa var. breviramea Chamaecyparis obtusa var. crippsii Chamaecyparis obtusa var. erecta Chamaecyparis obtusa var. ericoides Chamaecyparis obtusa var. fastigiato-ovata Chamaecyparis obtusa var. filicoides Chamaecyparis obtusa var. gracilis Chamaecyparis obtusa var. langissimopendula Chamaecyparis obtusa var. nana Chamaecyparis obtusa var. pendula Chamaecyparis obtusa var. similofacifera Chamaecyparis obtusa var. tetragona-aurea Chamaecyparis obtusa var. tsatsumi Chamaecyparis pendula Chamaecyparis tsatsumi Chamaepeuce obtusa Cupressus acuta Cupressus breviramea Cupressus obtusa Cupressus obtusa subsp. breviramea Cupressus obtusa subsp. gigantea Cupressus obtusa subsp. yokohamaensis Cupressus obtusa var. pendula Cupressus pendens Juniperus sanderi Retinispora filicoides Retinispora fusinoki Retinispora lycopodioides Retinispora monstrosa Retinispora obtusa Retinispora obtusa var. alba-spica Retinispora obtusa var. argentea Retinispora obtusa var. aurea Retinispora obtusa var. breviramea Retinispora obtusa var. compacta Retinispora obtusa var. gracilis-aurea Retinispora obtusa var. keteleerii Retinispora obtusa var. magnifica and 6 more

Others in Chamaecyparis

Chamaecyparis hodginsii
Fujian Cypress
Chamaecyparis flifera
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Lawson's Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa var. formosana
Chamaecyparis pisifera
Sawara Cypress
Chamaecyparis thyoides var. henryae
Chamaecyparis formosensis
Formosan Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa var. obtusa

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