Fernspray Gold Hinoki Cypress Bonsai
The delicate foliage on this stunning upright tree looks more like fern fronds than typical hinoki branches.
Fernspray gold hinoki cypress bonsai. Uncommon in north america. Chamaecyparis obtusa filicoides compacta will develop a handsome open habit and will stand out as a focal point or combine nicely in an evergreen screen. Jacobson fernspray hinoki cypress. With distinct care needs this bonsai is rather particular and will usually not thrive unless its caregiver is vigilant which is not meant to deter the beginning bonsai enthusiast rather it is meant as encouragement for success.
It is an evergreen coniferous tree native to taiwan and southern japan. A problem with browning on a hinoki cypress. Description chamaecyparis obtusa fernspray gold classy arching sprays of golden fern like foliage decorate this arresting tree. The name filicoides means fernlike.
Varies from a broad bush to a narrow tree. Care guide for the hinoki cypress bonsai chamaecyparis obtusa the hinoki cypress is really a false cypress while the cupressus genus is the real cypress.
The fernspray gold hinoki cypress is a beautiful informal evergreen with golden foliage in sprays growing out from a central upright form. Hinoki cypress trees chamaecyparis obtusa also referred to as hinoki false cypresses provides strong visual interest to the home garden with their. Each unique flattened branch tapers to a point just as a fern frond does. Chamaecyparis obtusa filicoides compacta.
Extenuated branches with densely congested short side sprays. The hinoki cypress can grow up to 40 meters 130ft tall and the trunk can reach a diameter of 3 meters 10ft. Chamaecyparis obtusa common names include japanese cypress hinoki cypress or hinoki. It has just the right balance between neatness and casualness for a modern garden and it is the perfect addition to almost any garden style from gravel and boulder beds to a japanese courtyard.
Each arching rich green branch tapers to a fine point instead of the more usual cupped tip. Always slow growing and usually gaunt and freakish in either case.