False Cypress Bushes

The False Cypress family (Chamaecyparis) are evergreen conifers grown for their finely dissected foliage that appears as scale-like flat needles (much like some Junipers and Arborvitae), which adds year-round color and soft texture to the landscape.

The family contains myriad plant sizes, foliage colors, and foliage appearances that bring their ornamental beauty to your garden. Available both in tree and shrub forms, the shapes range from pyramidal to round.

Native to Japan, Taiwan, and parts of the U.S., False Cypress plants attract the senses with graceful and unique foliage. They can seem to blend into a landscape and become a focal point all at the same time.

The many colors of this plant species extend from bluish-gray, to several shades of green, to gold. Some False Cypress shrubs also have a delightful aroma to their foliage!

How To Use False Cypress In Your Garden

False Cypress bushes are widely used in rock gardens, as accents, specimens, borders, hedges, and in groupings.

False Cypress FAQs

Choosing The Right False Cypress For You!

Browse only for the False Cypress for your Planting Zone using our USDA zone filters, choose sun exposure levels, or narrow the options further by size.

Here are some of NatureHills.com’s highest-rated False Cypress for you to choose from!

• Soft Serve® False Cypress - Soft fluffy mid-sized pyramid-shaped form in bright green on top and flecked with silver blue just 6-10 feet in height.
• Golden Mop False Cypress - A mophead-like rounded and cascading golden shrub with thread-like gold-green sprays of foliage. 2 - 3 feet tall and about 3-4 feet wide at maturity.
• Cream Ball False Cypress - unique green foliage with blond frosted tips. Rounded form that is small and tidy.
• Fernspray False Cypress - fern-like fronds that spray out in random yet ornamental directions, growing 8 - 12 feet tall but just 3-4 feet wide.
• Tempelhof Hinoki False Cypress - sculpted and scalloped branching in a tidy compact ball of green. Growing 8 - 10 feet tall and 4 - 6 feet wide.

What is the Difference Between Cypress and False Cypress?

True Cypresses are cold-climate evergreen conifers in the family Cupressaceae and False Cypress differ from Cypresses by having smaller, rounded cones with fewer seeds.

Another major difference is that False Cypress branches form rounded, fan-like sprays and can even appear scalloped.

Caring For False Cypress

Considered quite hardy and generally disease and pest-resistant. Prune in late spring to early summer and make sure not to prune into old wood.

Get your new False Cypress off on the right foot with these simple tips, planting advice in our #ProPlantTips, and with Nature Hills Root Booster!

• Many of the Chamaecyparis family tolerate some afternoon shade but do best in full sun
• These Evergreens do best in well-drained soil that is slightly acidic
• Create raised gardens or berms if you have poor drainage
• Provide a 3-4 inch deep layer of mulch over the root system
• Check out the Plants Description for pruning and other care requirements
• Water new plants regularly using the Finger Test to help them get established and continue watering during heat and drought
• Prune lightly in the spring after the first flush of growth

Generally speaking, False Cypress are easy to grow and do not require great amounts of care!

What is the Lifespan of False Cypress?

Growing 50-100 years in optimal conditions and wild trees and shrubs in their native habitat can live up to 200 years.

Will False Cypress Grow Back After A Hard Pruning?

Like many Conifers, False Cypress won’t grow back on old wood once the stems have been cut, so a light hand is needed when pruning. Only trim if necessary, removing dead branching, crossing branches, and minimal shaping 

Why Order False Cypress From NatureHills.com?

Family-owned and operated since 2001, Nature Hills Nursery prides itself on meeting the needs of customers with an ever-growing collection of online plants backed by our product guarantee and protected by Plant Sentry™.

All of our False Cypress are delivered safely to your home with instructions for planting, care and storage, so you can order knowing you'll have exactly what you need! Plus plenty more information in our #ProPlantTips Garden Blog for extra support and inspiration!

Call now at (402) 934-8116 and learn more about what False Cypress are available for your landscape!