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Chamaecyparis pisifera (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl.

Sawara cypress (en), Petit-Cyprès sawara (fr)

Species

Gymnosperms > Cupressales > Cupressaceae > Chamaecyparis

Characteristics

Trees to 50 m tall; bark reddish brown; crown pyramidal. Leaves acute at apex; facial leaves with an obscure abaxial gland; leaves on upper and lowersides of branchlets glaucous; lateral leaves slightly longer than facial ones. Seed cones dark brown, globose, ca. 6 mm in diam.; cone scales 10-12, each fertile scale with 1 or 2 seeds. Seeds narrowly obovoid to transversely ellipsoid, ca. 2 mm; wing ca. 4 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5
Mature height (meter) 21.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.0
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 6-8
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-8

Usage

Uses afforestation environmental use material medicinal ornamental timber wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Tumor (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 15
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Chamaecyparis pisifera leaf picture by Rebecca L (cc-by-sa)
Chamaecyparis pisifera leaf picture by Frédéric Gauchet (cc-by-sa)
Chamaecyparis pisifera leaf picture by Pl@ntNet (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Chamaecyparis pisifera fruit picture by Pl@ntNet (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Chamaecyparis pisifera world distribution map, present in Brazil, China, and United States of America

Conservation status

Chamaecyparis pisifera threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:261847-1
WFO ID wfo-0000599479
COL ID TJJK
BDTFX ID 16415
INPN ID 90413
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Chamaecyparis pisifera f. filifera-aureovariegata Retinispora squarrosa Retinispora stricta Retinispora filifera Chamaecyparis squarrosa Retinispora leptoclada Cupressus pisifera Thuja pisifera Chamaecyparis leptoclada Chamaecyparis pisifera Chamaecyparis plumosa Cupressus leptoclada Cupressus squarrosa Cupressus squarrosa Retinispora aurea Chamaecyparis filifera Chamaecyparis pisifera f. filifera Cupressus pisifera f. pendula Chamaecyparis pisifera f. filifera-aurea Chamaecyparis pisifera f. standishii Chamaecyparis pisifera f. aurea-nana Chamaecyparis pisifera f. plumosa Retinispora pisifera Retinispora plumosa Chamaecyparis obtusa var. plumosa Chamaecyparis pisifera var. filifera Chamaecyparis pisifera var. plumosa Cupressus pisifera var. filiera Cupressus pisifera var. plumosa Retinispora pisifera var. aurea Cupressus pisifera var. sulphurea Retinispora pisifera var. filiformis Thuja pisifera var. filifera Chamaecyparis pisifera var. filicoides Chamaecyparis pisifera var. filiformis Chamaecyparis pisifera var. pendula Chamaecyparis pisifera var. filifera-pendula Chamaecyparis plumosa var. argentea Retinispora plumosa var. aurea Cupressus obtusa var. plumosa-aurea Cupressus obtusa var. plumosa-argentea Chamaecyparis squarrosa var. leptoclada Chamaecyparis squarrosa var. sulphurea Cupressus pisifera var. plumosa Chamaecyparis pisifera f. squarrosa Chamaecyparis pisifera f. aurea Chamaecyparis pisifera f. sulphurea Chamaecyparis pisifera f. leptoclada Chamaecyparis pisifera f. minima
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