Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Snow

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Snow is a False Cypress / Hinoki Cypress cultivar valued for its sculptural form and refined evergreen texture in the landscape.

Hinoki and Sawara false cypresses are slow-growing Japanese conifers prized for refined texture, lacy sprays of scale-like foliage, and unmatched cultivar diversity in dwarf and weeping forms. Soft scale-like foliage in flattened sprays; many cultivars in green, gold, or thread-leaf forms.

Full sun to part shade suits this species best. Plant in moist, well-drained, acidic soil. Hardy USDA Zone 5 to 7. Generally trouble-free; watch for root rot in heavy or saturated soils, and bagworm in some regions. Site out of hot afternoon sun in summer-dry climates.

For a Pacific Northwest native conifer of similar character, consider Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas Fir), the iconic PNW timber tree, or Tsuga heterophylla (Western Hemlock) for shaded sites. For coastal exposure, Picea sitchensis (Sitka Spruce) thrives where salt wind defeats most evergreens.