Woody > Chamaecyparis > Chamaecyparis pisifera > Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Mops'
Chamaecyparis pisifera
'Filifera Mops'
Filifera Mops Sawara Cypress
| Family |
| Cupressaceae |
| Genus |
| Chamaecyparis |
| Species |
| pisifera |
| Cultivar |
| 'Filifera Mops' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 6a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 - H6 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -23 - (-18) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -10 - 0 |
| Height |
| 26 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Shade tolerant when young, but should be grown in sun in any moist, well-drained soil with a neutral to acid pH. Tolerant of pruning and hedge-clipping, which is best done in the summer. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| Susceptible to phytophthora root rot, as well as the needle blight fungus (Pestalotiopsis spp.) and grey mould (Botrytis cinerea). |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by seed or by heeled greenwood cuttings in late summer in a humid cold frame, or alternatively by softwood cuttings in summer under mist. |
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