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Chamaecyparis pisifera, Sieb. & Zucc. (Cupressus pisifera, Koch. Retinospora pisifera, Sieb. & Zucc.). Sawara Cypress. Fig. 891. Tree, to 100 ft., with horizontal branches: branchlets flattened, distichously arranged and somewhat pendulous: lvs. ovate-lanceolate, pointed, shining above, with whitish lines beneath: cones globular, ¼-1/3in. diam., brown. S.Z. 122. G.C. II. 5:237. C.L.A. 11:311.—This is, next to C. thyoides the hardiest species, and some varieties are much cult., while the type is less planted. Var. aurea, Carr. Yellow foliage. G.W. 1, p. 303. Var. filifera, Beissn. (Retinospora filifera, Standish. C. obtusa filifera, Hort.). Branches elongated and slender, threadlike, gracefully pendulous, with distant branchlets and lvs. Very decorative form. G.C. II. 5:237. G.W. 1, p. 301; 5, p. 17. Beissner 571, 572. Var. plumosa, Beissn. (Retinospora plumosa, Veitch). Fig. 892. Of dense, conical habit: branches almost erect, with slender branchlets of feathery appearance: lvs. subulate, pointed and slightly spreading, bright green. Intermediate between the type and var. squarrosa. G.C. II.5:236. Gn. M. 2:27. Beissner 569. Var. plumosa argentea, Beissn. Tips of branchlets whitish. Var. plumosa aurea, Beissn. (Retinospora plumosa aurea, Standish). Young growth of golden yellow color. A very showy form. Var. squarrosa, Beissn. & Hochst. (Retinospora squarrosa, Sieb. & Zucc. R. leptoclada, Zucc.). Fig. 893. Densely branched, bushy tree or shrub, with spreading, feathery branchlets: lvs. linear, spreading, glaucous above, silvery below. A very distinct and beautiful variety. S.Z. 123. R.H. 1869, p. 95, and 1880, p. 37. Beissner 567. M.D.G. 1909:44. R.B.2:189.
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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