World Plants

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera' (Threadleaf Falsecypress)

General Description	A unique accent plant with fine threadlike green foliage on drooping branches creating a dense pyramidal form.
ID Characteristic	Forms a dense mound with thread like foliage. Branchlets are cord like instead of flattened.
Shape	Broadly pyramidal
Landscape	Offers a different accent to the landscape with its mounded appearance and stringy branches.
Propagation	Cuttings should be taken in October-December treated and treated with 1000 ppm IBA and placed in sand or peat.
Cultivation	Plant in a moist, loamy soil with a high humidity in a sunny open disposition in lime-free soil.
Notable Specimens	Rayner Gardens, London, Ontario, Canada. The Arboretum, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
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.