sawara cypress
sawara
chamaecyparis pisifera latin

Two five-foot high Chamaecyparis pisifera Squarrosa Intermedia stand sentinel on either side of the gazebo.

The related Chamaecyparis pisifera (Sawara Cypress) can be readily distinguished in its having pointed tips to the leaves and smaller cones.

It is most closely related to the Japanese Chamaecyparis pisifera (Sawara Cypress), which differs in smaller globose cones 4-8 mm long with 6-10 scales.

C. eureka is most similar in character to the extant Japanese species Chamaecyparis pisifera and to a lesser extent to the western North American C. lawsoniana.

"I'm glad for the Asian species, like the magnolia and those Chamaecyparis pisifera," he said, nodding toward a stand of elegant 70-foot evergreens that mark the southern edge of the lawn.

The stars include a large golden arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis Emerald Spire) anchoring the fountain, with a semicircular hedge of Chamaecyparis pisifera Gold Thread behind.