CHAMAECYPARIS obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'

Description:Common name: Hinoke False Cypress. A shapely and distinctive conifer due to its unique dark green shell shaped sprays of foliage which appear to form waves and which develop into an uneven conical shaped conifer

Uses: A deservedly popular plant which is slow growing and so suitable for a range of sites and the smaller garden and useful in mixed borders or larger rockeries

Climate/Position: Full sun or shade. Best avoid very exposed positions

Height/Spread: Slow growing but will eventually reach up to 6 metres

Soil Requirements: Moist but well-drained. Will tolerate most soil types

Pruning: Avoid pruning to maintain shape. However, if needed, branches may be reduced carefully in late winter

Additional Interest: Raised in UK circa 1874 by Rogers and Son of Southampton