General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 4-6 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Needled
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Uses: Provides winter interest
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Hinoki Cypress
  • Hinoki False Cypress
  • Hinoki
  • Dwarf Hinoki Cypress

Photo Gallery
Location: Jardin botanique de Montréal
Date: 2014-07-06
Over 40 years old!
Location: Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Morristown, NJ
Date: 2007-01-17
Unfortunately, they removed this one.
Location: Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, Maryland
Date: 05/22/2007
photo by David J. Stang via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wi
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-10-05
Location: Ray Wiegand's Nursery, Macomb, MI
Date: 2015-07-05
Location: Ray Wiegand's Nursery, Macomb, MI
Date: 2015-07-05
Location: Bordines Nursery, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2017-07-14

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2010-01-08
Location: Hornbaker's Gardens, Princeton, IL
Date: 2015-09-12
Location: Hornbaker's Gardens, Princeton, IL
Date: 2015-09-12
Location: Ray Wiegand's Nursery, Macomb, MI
Date: 2015-07-05
Location: Ray Wiegand's Nursery, Macomb, MI
Date: 2015-07-05
Location: Ray Wiegand's Nursery, Macomb, MI
Date: 2015-07-05
Location: Ray Wiegand's Nursery, Macomb, MI
Date: 2015-07-05
Location: Bordines Nursery, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2017-07-14
Comments:
  • Posted by mcash70 (Near Kamloops, BC, Canada - Zone 3a) on Jan 5, 2012 12:17 PM concerning plant:
    Nana Gracilis is a slow growing dwarf specimen plant with glossy dark green foliage held in short shell-like sprays, and a fine irregularly conical silhouette. It is useful in tight corners, rockeries or to add interest to foundation plantings; introduced in 1874. The species form is native to Japan and Taiwan; Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit, 1993

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