Woody > Chamaecyparis > Chamaecyparis pisifera > Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera'
Chamaecyparis pisifera
'Filifera'
Threadleaf Falsecypress
| Family |
| Cupressaceae |
| Genus |
| Chamaecyparis |
| Species |
| pisifera |
| Cultivar |
| 'Filifera' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 2a - 8a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 - H4 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-32) - (-7) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| (-25) - 20 |
| Height |
| 1.8-6 m |
| Spread |
| 1-2 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A unique accent plant with fine threadlike green foliage on drooping branches creating a dense pyramidal form. |
| Landscape |
| Offers a different accent to the landscape with its mounded appearance and stringy branches. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in a moist, loamy soil with a high humidity in a sunny open disposition in lime-free soil. |
| Shape |
| Broadly pyramidal |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| ID Characteristic |
| Forms a dense mound with thread like foliage. Branchlets are cord like instead of flattened. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Rather smooth, reddish brown, peeling off in thin strips. |
| Leaf Description |
| Appressed, long pointed, ovate-lanceolate, white markings not detectable like other cultivars: more cordlike than flattened. |
| Flower Description |
| Monoecious, small, inconspicuous. |
| Fruit Description |
| Cones crowded, short stalked, globose, with 6-8 scales. |
| Colour Description |
| Dark green. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Rayner Gardens, London, Ontario, Canada. The Arboretum, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Cuttings should be taken in October-December treated and treated with 1000 ppm IBA and placed in sand or peat. |
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