Chamaecyparis thyoides

RHS Plant Profile
southern white cedar

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Other common names

coast white cedar, white cedar, white cypress

Synonyms

Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea

Trees

Size

Time to Maturity
No preference

Botanical Details

Family
Cupressaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Genus
Chamaecyparis are evergreen trees, usually of narrowly ovoid or columnar outline, with much-branched sprays of small scale-like leaves, and small, globose cones; tiny red male cones are conspicuous in a few cultivars
Name Status
Correct
Plant Range
E North America