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"Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides', 2015, Fernspray Cypress or [Hinoki Cypress], kam-ee -SIPP-ur-iss ub-TOO-zuh (hi-noh-kee), 10x4 ft Dwarf Conifer, Z4, Small, 8-scaled, greenish -brown (female) to orange brown (male) cones., Bloom Month --, In Bed U1.1 for 4.5 years
Moss-green, fernlike foliage of graceful arching form. It is densely branched, slow growing pyramidal form with gracefully curved limbs. In Japan, hinoki means fire tree. Filicoides means fern-like. Planted 2011, some winter damage 2013-14-15."
"Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides', 2016, Fernspray Cypress or [Hinoki Cypress], kam-ee -SIPP-ur-iss ub-TOO-zuh (hi-noh-kee), 10x4 ft Dwarf Conifer, Z4, Small, 8-scaled, greenish -brown (female) to orange brown (male) cones., Bloom Month --, In Bed U1.1 for 4.8 years
Moss-green, fernlike foliage of graceful arching form. It is densely branched, slow growing pyramidal form with gracefully curved limbs. In Japan, hinoki means fire tree. Filicoides means fern-like. Planted 2011, some winter damage 2013-14-15."
"Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides', 2015, Fernspray Cypress or [Hinoki Cypress], kam-ee -SIPP-ur-iss ub-TOO-zuh (hi-noh-kee), 10x4 ft Dwarf Conifer, Z4, Small, 8-scaled, greenish -brown (female) to orange brown (male) cones., Bloom Month --, In Bed U1.1 for 4.5 years
Moss-green, fernlike foliage of graceful arching form. It is densely branched, slow growing pyramidal form with gracefully curved limbs. In Japan, hinoki means fire tree. Filicoides means fern-like. Planted 2011, some winter damage 2013-14-15."
Fern-like three sided foliage on an upright evergreen plant .
6'-12', Hardy to -10 to - 20 degrees, sun to light shade. Grows 6" - 12" per year.
"Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides', 2016, Fernspray Cypress or [Hinoki Cypress], kam-ee -SIPP-ur-iss ub-TOO-zuh (hi-noh-kee), 10x4 ft Dwarf Conifer, Z4, Small, 8-scaled, greenish -brown (female) to orange brown (male) cones., Bloom Month --, In Bed U1.1 for 4.8 years
Moss-green, fernlike foliage of graceful arching form. It is densely branched, slow growing pyramidal form with gracefully curved limbs. In Japan, hinoki means fire tree. Filicoides means fern-like. Planted 2011, some winter damage 2013-14-15."
"Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides', 2016, Fernspray Cypress or [Hinoki Cypress], kam-ee -SIPP-ur-iss ub-TOO-zuh (hi-noh-kee), 10x4 ft Dwarf Conifer, Z4, Small, 8-scaled, greenish -brown (female) to orange brown (male) cones., Bloom Month --, In Bed U1.1 for 4.8 years
Moss-green, fernlike foliage of graceful arching form. It is densely branched, slow growing pyramidal form with gracefully curved limbs. In Japan, hinoki means fire tree. Filicoides means fern-like. Planted 2011, some winter damage 2013-14-15."
Arboles de hasta 40 m de alto; tronco de hasta 3 m de diámetro en base; corteza pardo rojizo claro, pelándose en finas franjas; corona estrechamente piramidal; ramas caÃdas o péndulas. Hojas de las últimas ramillas surcadas en la cara inferior, ápice obtuso o subagudo; cara superior de las hojas verde o verde amarillento, romboideas, de 1-1,5 mm, sin glándula en la cara inferior; hojas de la parte inferior de las ramas glaucas, con una parte basal blanquecina; hojas laterales de 1-3 mm, con el ápice incurvado. Conos polÃnicos elipsoideos, de unos 3 mm; con unos 12 microsporofilos; sacos polÃnicos amarillos. Conos seminÃferos pardo rojizos a la madurez, globosos, de 1-1,2 cm de diámetro; con 8-10 escamas, cada escama fértil con 2-5 semillas. Semillas pardo rojizas, lustrosas, obovoideas o suborbiculares, aplanadas, de 3-3,5 mm de diámetro, incluyendo las alas. Bosques de regiones montañosas, también plantado como ornamental y para repoblaciones; por debajo de 2800 m. Nativo de Taiwan y Japón. La forma filicoides se encuentra en Iturraran en la zona 6.
Trees to 40 m tall; trunk to 3 m d.b.h.; bark light reddish brown, peeling off in thin strips; crown narrowly pyramidal; branches drooping to pendulous. Leaves of ultimate branchlets ridged abaxially, apex obtuse or subacute; facial leaves green or yellowish green, rhomboid, 1-1.5 mm, abaxial gland absent; leaves on lower side of branchlets glaucous, with a whitish basal part; lateral leaves 1-3 mm, apex incurved. Pollen cones ellipsoid, ca. 3 mm; microsporophylls ca. 12; pollen sacs yellow. Seed cones reddish brown when ripe, globose, 1-1.2 cm in diam.; cone scales 8-10, each fertile scale with 2-5 seeds. Seeds lustrous reddish brown, obovoid or suborbicular, flattened, 3-3.5 mm in diam., including wings. Forests in mountain regions, also cultivated for ornament and planted for timber and afforestation; below 2800 m. Native in Taiwan and Japan. In Iturraran the form ‘filicoides’ is found in zone 6.
"Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides' 2014, Fernspray False Cypress or Hinoki false cypress, kam-ee-SIPP-ur-iss ub-TOO-zuh (hi-noh-kee), 10x4 ft Dwarf Conifer,Z4, Small, 8-scaled, greenish-brown (female) to orange brown (male) cones., U1
Moss-green, fernlike foliage of graceful arching form. It is densely branched, slow growing pyramidal form with gracefully curved limbs. In Japan, hinoki means fire tree. Filicoides means fern-like. Planted 2012, some winter damage 2013-14."
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides' (Japan) 2020 photo - Common Name: Fernspray Cypress or Hinoki Cypress, Size at 10 years: 10x4ft., Small, 8-scaled, greenish -brown (female) to orange brown (male) cones., USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed U0 for 8.8 YEARS (MSU H). Planted in 2011.
ACS: (Jacobson) FERNSPRAY HINOKI CYPRESS. Originated in Japan. Uncommon in North America. The name 'filicoides' means fernlike; from Latin 'filix', fern, and Greek - 'oides', remsemblance. Varies from a broad bush to a narrow tree. Always slow growing, and usually gaunt and freakish in either case. Extenuated branches with densely congested short side sprays. Individual twigs fernlike. Records: 47' x 4'9" Scorrier, Cornwall, England (1959; pl. 1861); 40' x 6'9" Endsleigh, Devon, England (1977); 23' tall at Aurora, OR (1993; as 'Compact Filicoides').
Moss-green, fernlike foliage of graceful arching form. It is densely branched, slow growing pyramidal form with gracefully curved limbs. In Japan, hinoki means fire tree. Filicoides means fern-like. Planted 2011, some winter damage 2013-14-15. Dull winter color. Has a slow growth and irregular habit. Stands at 3.5x3.5ft. in 2018.
pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n: kam-ee -SIPP-ur-iss ub-TOO-zuh (hi-NOH-kee)
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Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides' (Japan) 2020 photo - Common Name: Fernspray Cypress or Hinoki Cypress, Size at 10 years: 10x4ft., Small, 8-scaled, greenish -brown (female) to orange brown (male) cones., USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed U0 for 8.8 YEARS (MSU H). Planted in 2011.
ACS: (Jacobson) FERNSPRAY HINOKI CYPRESS. Originated in Japan. Uncommon in North America. The name 'filicoides' means fernlike; from Latin 'filix', fern, and Greek - 'oides', remsemblance. Varies from a broad bush to a narrow tree. Always slow growing, and usually gaunt and freakish in either case. Extenuated branches with densely congested short side sprays. Individual twigs fernlike. Records: 47' x 4'9" Scorrier, Cornwall, England (1959; pl. 1861); 40' x 6'9" Endsleigh, Devon, England (1977); 23' tall at Aurora, OR (1993; as 'Compact Filicoides').
Moss-green, fernlike foliage of graceful arching form. It is densely branched, slow growing pyramidal form with gracefully curved limbs. In Japan, hinoki means fire tree. Filicoides means fern-like. Planted 2011, some winter damage 2013-14-15. Dull winter color. Has a slow growth and irregular habit. Stands at 3.5x3.5ft. in 2018.
pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n: kam-ee -SIPP-ur-iss ub-TOO-zuh (hi-NOH-kee)
#Chamaecyparis #HinokiCypress
Additional photos of this plant:
"Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides', 2017, Fernspray Cypress or [Hinoki Cypress], kam-ee -SIPP-ur-iss ub-TOO-zuh (hi-noh-kee), 10x4 ft Dwarf #Conifer, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Small, 8-scaled, greenish -brown (female) to orange brown (male) cones., Bloom Month --, In Garden Bed U1.0 for 5.8 years
Moss-green, fernlike foliage of graceful arching form. It is densely branched, slow growing pyramidal form with gracefully curved limbs. In Japan, hinoki means fire tree. Filicoides means fern-like. Planted 2011, some winter damage 2013-14-15.
#Chamaecyparis"
"Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides', 2014, Fernspray Cypress or Hinoki cypress, kam-ee-SIPP-ur-iss ub-TOO-zuh (hi-noh-kee), 10x4 ft Dwarf Conifer, Z4, Small, 8-scaled, greenish-brown (female) to orange brown (male) cones., U1
Moss-green, fernlike foliage of graceful arching form. It is densely branched, slow growing pyramidal form with gracefully curved limbs. In Japan, hinoki means fire tree. Filicoides means fern-like. Planted 2012, some winter damage 2013-14."
"Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides' 2014, Fernspray False Cypress or Hinoki false cypress, kam-ee-SIPP-ur-iss ub-TOO-zuh (hi-noh-kee), 10x4 ft Dwarf Conifer,Z4, Small, 8-scaled, greenish-brown (female) to orange brown (male) cones., U1
Moss-green, fernlike foliage of graceful arching form. It is densely branched, slow growing pyramidal form with gracefully curved limbs. In Japan, hinoki means fire tree. Filicoides means fern-like. Planted 2012, some winter damage 2013-14."
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides', 2019 photo, Common Name: Fernspray Cypress or Hinoki Cypress, Size: 10x4ft., Small, 8-scaled, greenish -brown (female) to orange brown (male) cones., USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed HR-H for 38.2 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 1981.
American Conifer Society: (Jacobson) FERNSPRAY HINOKI CYPRESS. Originated in Japan. Uncommon in North America. The name ‘filicoides’ means fernlike; from Latin ‘filix’, fern, and Greek – ‘oides’, remsemblance. Varies from a broad bush to a narrow tree. Always slow growing, and usually gaunt and freakish in either case. Extenuated branches with densely congested short side sprays. Individual twigs fernlike.
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers
#Chamaecyparis #HinokiCypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides' (Japan) Photo: F.D.Richards, SE Michigan, 3/2021 - Fernspray Cypress or Hinoki Cypress, kam-ee -SIPP-ur-iss ub-TOO-zuh (hi-NOH-kee), Size at 10 years: 10x4’, Small, 8-scaled, greenish -brown (female) to orange brown (male) cones., USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed U0 for 9.8 YEARS (MSU). Planted in 2011.
American Conifer Society: (Jacobson) FERNSPRAY HINOKI CYPRESS. Originated in Japan. Uncommon in North America. The name 'filicoides' means fernlike; from Latin 'filix', fern, and Greek - 'oides', remsemblance. Varies from a broad bush to a narrow tree. Always slow growing, and usually gaunt and freakish in either case. Extenuated branches with densely congested short side sprays. Individual twigs fernlike. Records: 47' x 4'9" Scorrier, Cornwall, England (1959; pl. 1861); 40' x 6'9" Endsleigh, Devon, England (1977); 23' tall at Aurora, OR (1993; as 'Compact Filicoides').
Moss-green, fernlike foliage of graceful arching form. It is densely branched, slow growing pyramidal form with gracefully curved limbs. In Japan, hinoki means fire tree. Filicoides means fern-like. Planted 2011, some winter damage 2013-14-15. Dull winter color. Has a slow growth and irregular habit. Stands at 3.5x3.5ft. in 2018.
Additional photos of this plant from 2013, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, %2, 20, 21:
"Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides', 2015, Fernspray Cypress or [Hinoki Cypress], kam-ee -SIPP-ur-iss ub-TOO-zuh (hi-noh-kee), 10x4 ft Dwarf Conifer, Z4, Small, 8-scaled, greenish -brown (female) to orange brown (male) cones., Bloom Month --, In Bed U1a for 4.2 years
Moss-green, fernlike foliage of graceful arching form. It is densely branched, slow growing pyramidal form with gracefully curved limbs. In Japan, hinoki means fire tree. Filicoides means fern-like. Planted 2011, some winter damage 2013-14-15."
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides' 22W50 Hinoki U0- (Japan) Fernspray Cypress or Hinoki Cypress, Size at 10 years: 10x4ft., Small, 8-scaled, greenish -brown (female) to orange brown (male) cones., USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Michigan Bloom Month -, In Garden Bed U0 for 11.6 YEARS (MSU). Planted in 2011.
American Conifer Society: (Jacobson) FERNSPRAY HINOKI CYPRESS. Originated in Japan. Uncommon in North America. The name 'filicoides' means fernlike; from Latin 'filix', fern, and Greek - 'oides', remsemblance. Varies from a broad bush to a narrow tree. Always slow growing, and usually gaunt and freakish in either case. Extenuated branches with densely congested short side sprays. Individual twigs fernlike. Records: 47' x 4'9" Scorrier, Cornwall, England (1959; pl. 1861); 40' x 6'9" Endsleigh, Devon, England (1977); 23' tall at Aurora, OR (1993; as 'Compact Filicoides').
Moss-green, fernlike foliage of graceful arching form. It is densely branched, slow growing pyramidal form with gracefully curved limbs. In Japan, hinoki means fire tree. Filicoides means fern-like. Planted 2011, some winter damage 2013-14-15. Dull winter color. Has a slow growth and irregular habit. Stands at 3.5x3.5ft. in 2018.
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2013, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, %2, 20, 21, 22:
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Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides', 2019 photo, Common Name: Fernspray Cypress or Hinoki Cypress, Size: 10x4ft., Small, 8-scaled, greenish -brown (female) to orange brown (male) cones., USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed HR-H for 38.2 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 1981.
American Conifer Society: (Jacobson) FERNSPRAY HINOKI CYPRESS. Originated in Japan. Uncommon in North America. The name ‘filicoides’ means fernlike; from Latin ‘filix’, fern, and Greek – ‘oides’, remsemblance. Varies from a broad bush to a narrow tree. Always slow growing, and usually gaunt and freakish in either case. Extenuated branches with densely congested short side sprays. Individual twigs fernlike.
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers
#Chamaecyparis #HinokiCypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides', 2019 photo, Common Name: Fernspray Cypress or Hinoki Cypress, Size: 10x4ft., Small, 8-scaled, greenish -brown (female) to orange brown (male) cones., USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed HR-H for 38.2 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 1981.
American Conifer Society: (Jacobson) FERNSPRAY HINOKI CYPRESS. Originated in Japan. Uncommon in North America. The name ‘filicoides’ means fernlike; from Latin ‘filix’, fern, and Greek – ‘oides’, remsemblance. Varies from a broad bush to a narrow tree. Always slow growing, and usually gaunt and freakish in either case. Extenuated branches with densely congested short side sprays. Individual twigs fernlike.
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers
#Chamaecyparis #HinokiCypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides' (Japan) Photo: F.D.Richards, SE Michigan, 3/2021 - Fernspray Cypress or Hinoki Cypress, kam-ee -SIPP-ur-iss ub-TOO-zuh (hi-NOH-kee), Size at 10 years: 10x4’, Small, 8-scaled, greenish -brown (female) to orange brown (male) cones., USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed U0 for 9.8 YEARS (MSU). Planted in 2011.
American Conifer Society: (Jacobson) FERNSPRAY HINOKI CYPRESS. Originated in Japan. Uncommon in North America. The name 'filicoides' means fernlike; from Latin 'filix', fern, and Greek - 'oides', remsemblance. Varies from a broad bush to a narrow tree. Always slow growing, and usually gaunt and freakish in either case. Extenuated branches with densely congested short side sprays. Individual twigs fernlike. Records: 47' x 4'9" Scorrier, Cornwall, England (1959; pl. 1861); 40' x 6'9" Endsleigh, Devon, England (1977); 23' tall at Aurora, OR (1993; as 'Compact Filicoides').
Moss-green, fernlike foliage of graceful arching form. It is densely branched, slow growing pyramidal form with gracefully curved limbs. In Japan, hinoki means fire tree. Filicoides means fern-like. Planted 2011, some winter damage 2013-14-15. Dull winter color. Has a slow growth and irregular habit. Stands at 3.5x3.5ft. in 2018.
Additional photos of this plant from 2013, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, %2, 20, 21:
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides', 2019 photo, Common Name: Fernspray Cypress or Hinoki Cypress, Size: 10x4ft., Small, 8-scaled, greenish -brown (female) to orange brown (male) cones., USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed HR-H for 38.2 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 1981.
American Conifer Society: (Jacobson) FERNSPRAY HINOKI CYPRESS. Originated in Japan. Uncommon in North America. The name ‘filicoides’ means fernlike; from Latin ‘filix’, fern, and Greek – ‘oides’, remsemblance. Varies from a broad bush to a narrow tree. Always slow growing, and usually gaunt and freakish in either case. Extenuated branches with densely congested short side sprays. Individual twigs fernlike.
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers
#Chamaecyparis #HinokiCypress
"Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides', 2017, Fernspray Cypress or [Hinoki Cypress], kam-ee -SIPP-ur-iss ub-TOO-zuh (hi-noh-kee), 10x4 ft Dwarf #Conifer, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Small, 8-scaled, greenish -brown (female) to orange brown (male) cones., Bloom Month --, In Garden Bed U1.0 for 5.8 years
Moss-green, fernlike foliage of graceful arching form. It is densely branched, slow growing pyramidal form with gracefully curved limbs. In Japan, hinoki means fire tree. Filicoides means fern-like. Planted 2011, some winter damage 2013-14-15.
#Chamaecyparis"
Arboles de hasta 40 m de alto; tronco de hasta 3 m de diámetro en base; corteza pardo rojizo claro, pelándose en finas franjas; corona estrechamente piramidal; ramas caÃdas o péndulas. Hojas de las últimas ramillas surcadas en la cara inferior, ápice obtuso o subagudo; cara superior de las hojas verde o verde amarillento, romboideas, de 1-1,5 mm, sin glándula en la cara inferior; hojas de la parte inferior de las ramas glaucas, con una parte basal blanquecina; hojas laterales de 1-3 mm, con el ápice incurvado. Conos polÃnicos elipsoideos, de unos 3 mm; con unos 12 microsporofilos; sacos polÃnicos amarillos. Conos seminÃferos pardo rojizos a la madurez, globosos, de 1-1,2 cm de diámetro; con 8-10 escamas, cada escama fértil con 2-5 semillas. Semillas pardo rojizas, lustrosas, obovoideas o suborbiculares, aplanadas, de 3-3,5 mm de diámetro, incluyendo las alas. Bosques de regiones montañosas, también plantado como ornamental y para repoblaciones; por debajo de 2800 m. Nativo de Taiwan y Japón. La forma filicoides se encuentra en Iturraran en la zona 6.
Trees to 40 m tall; trunk to 3 m d.b.h.; bark light reddish brown, peeling off in thin strips; crown narrowly pyramidal; branches drooping to pendulous. Leaves of ultimate branchlets ridged abaxially, apex obtuse or subacute; facial leaves green or yellowish green, rhomboid, 1-1.5 mm, abaxial gland absent; leaves on lower side of branchlets glaucous, with a whitish basal part; lateral leaves 1-3 mm, apex incurved. Pollen cones ellipsoid, ca. 3 mm; microsporophylls ca. 12; pollen sacs yellow. Seed cones reddish brown when ripe, globose, 1-1.2 cm in diam.; cone scales 8-10, each fertile scale with 2-5 seeds. Seeds lustrous reddish brown, obovoid or suborbicular, flattened, 3-3.5 mm in diam., including wings. Forests in mountain regions, also cultivated for ornament and planted for timber and afforestation; below 2800 m. Native in Taiwan and Japan. In Iturraran the form ‘filicoides’ is found in zone 6.
"Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides', 2018, Fernspray Cypress or [Hinoki Cypress], kam-ee -SIPP-ur-iss ub-TOO-zuh (hi-noh-kee), 10x4ft. Dwarf #Conifer, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Small, 8-scaled, greenish -brown (female) to orange brown (male) cones., Bloom Month --, In Garden Bed U0 for 6.7 YEARS (MSU ).
Moss-green, fernlike foliage of graceful arching form. It is densely branched, slow growing pyramidal form with gracefully curved limbs. In Japan, hinoki means fire tree. Filicoides means fern-like. Planted 2011, some winter damage 2013-14-15. Dull winter color.
#Chamaecyparis #HinokiCypress
Arboles de hasta 40 m de alto; tronco de hasta 3 m de diámetro en base; corteza pardo rojizo claro, pelándose en finas franjas; corona estrechamente piramidal; ramas caÃdas o péndulas. Hojas de las últimas ramillas surcadas en la cara inferior, ápice obtuso o subagudo; cara superior de las hojas verde o verde amarillento, romboideas, de 1-1,5 mm, sin glándula en la cara inferior; hojas de la parte inferior de las ramas glaucas, con una parte basal blanquecina; hojas laterales de 1-3 mm, con el ápice incurvado. Conos polÃnicos elipsoideos, de unos 3 mm; con unos 12 microsporofilos; sacos polÃnicos amarillos. Conos seminÃferos pardo rojizos a la madurez, globosos, de 1-1,2 cm de diámetro; con 8-10 escamas, cada escama fértil con 2-5 semillas. Semillas pardo rojizas, lustrosas, obovoideas o suborbiculares, aplanadas, de 3-3,5 mm de diámetro, incluyendo las alas. Bosques de regiones montañosas, también plantado como ornamental y para repoblaciones; por debajo de 2800 m. Nativo de Taiwan y Japón. La forma filicoides se encuentra en Iturraran en la zona 6.
Trees to 40 m tall; trunk to 3 m d.b.h.; bark light reddish brown, peeling off in thin strips; crown narrowly pyramidal; branches drooping to pendulous. Leaves of ultimate branchlets ridged abaxially, apex obtuse or subacute; facial leaves green or yellowish green, rhomboid, 1-1.5 mm, abaxial gland absent; leaves on lower side of branchlets glaucous, with a whitish basal part; lateral leaves 1-3 mm, apex incurved. Pollen cones ellipsoid, ca. 3 mm; microsporophylls ca. 12; pollen sacs yellow. Seed cones reddish brown when ripe, globose, 1-1.2 cm in diam.; cone scales 8-10, each fertile scale with 2-5 seeds. Seeds lustrous reddish brown, obovoid or suborbicular, flattened, 3-3.5 mm in diam., including wings. Forests in mountain regions, also cultivated for ornament and planted for timber and afforestation; below 2800 m. Native in Taiwan and Japan. In Iturraran the form ‘filicoides’ is found in zone 6.