Chamaecyparis
Cypress · also False cypress, Port Orford cedar, Port Orford cypress
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Chamaecyparis are medium to large evergreen conifers with scale-like adult leaves and lacy foliage in flat sprays. They are long-lived trees that grow in mixed conifer forests and are known for their valuable heartwood. They offer moderate wildlife value and exhibit resistance to certain Phytophthora diseases.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 8460.07%—2.8 in
- 5210.23%—16 in
- 2110.08%—5.5 in
- 910.05%—20 in
- 870.18%——
- 780.10%—5.9 in
- 460.01%—1.2 in
- 440.01%59 yr9.8 in
- 370.02%—1.9 in
- 320.00%——
- 240.01%28 yr12 in
- 90.01%—5.0 in
- 60.00%—15 in
- 50.00%—3.0 in
- 20.00%—1.5 in
- 10.00%—9.4 in
- 10.01%—40 in
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 66–230 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–20 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.9 in, mean 8.5 in, 90th percentile 17 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Eastern Cascades forests
- Northern California coastal forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Nihonkai evergreen forests
- Taiheiyo evergreen forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests
Other Chamaecyparis in the catalogue
6 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
