Sawara Cypress Bonsai
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Chamaecyparis pisifera sawara cypress bonsai progression series.
Sawara cypress bonsai. Bonsai nz sawara cypress simply bonsai description the cypress is a popular evergreen conifer that has been used extensively as an ornamental plant in gardens. Their native habitat is in north america and japan mainly. At first glance it bears more a resemblance to a moss covered rock than a conifer. It is a slow growing coniferous tree.
Pairs of sharply pointed bright green mature leaves marked with white underneath are produced in flattened sprays. The sawara cypress chamarcyparis psifera is a native of japan but was introduced to the uk in 1861. Chamaecyparis pisifera sawara cypress broad conical tree with an open crown and finely peeling red brown bark. Therefore your bonsai must be maintained in a cool cold environment during the winter season.
Apparently as is typical of the many false cypress chamaecypris planted during the 1970 s in the uk it had grown quite slowly for the first ten years it had been in her garden but had then become very vigorous and had outgrown its allotted space its height reaching over 12 feet. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 through 8 while the slightly more cold tolerant japanese false cypress also known as the sawara. Great outdoor evergreen bonsai. Last year i reduced the silhouette and repotted.
The dwarf hinoki false cypress grows in u s. The sawara cypress is a species of false cypress native to japan. Quite often the cypress has been grown in rock gardens or in pots around the garden. As a guide around thanksgiving day it is time to prepare your bonsai for its winter dormancy period which should last approximately three 3 months.
This piece of raw material is basically a blank canvass with which to create bonsai with. Not commonly seen as bonsai it is however a commonly seen garden and landscape species. Blue moss cypress bonsai is a living miniature tree and not a house plant. The bark is red brown and the foliage is arranged in flat sprays with pointed tips unlike the blunt tips of the related hinoki cypress.