Cypress

Japanese Yew

About Cypress and Japanese Yew

Cypress

Japanese Yew

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

California

Eastern Asia

1.4 Types

Southern cypress, Gulf cypress

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, Swamps

Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-114-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

7-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A2, A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Pyramidal

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,520.00 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

370.00 cm150.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown

Non Flowering Plant

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Light Green

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Dark Green, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Stem Cutting, stem tip cuttings, Tip cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Drought

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Insects

Aphids, Mealybugs, White Pine Weevil

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, breathing problems

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing

Bonsai, Borders

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Soil protection

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

anti-cancer

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Seeds, Stem

Fruits, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in biomass, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building

Used as a dye, Wood is used for making furniture

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUPRESSUS macrocarpa

TAXUS cuspidata

7.2 Common Name

Baldcypress, Red cypress

spreading yew

7.2.1 In Hindi

सरू के वृक्ष

Japanese Yew

7.2.2 In German

Zypresse

japanische Eibe

7.2.3 In French

cyprès

Japanese Yew

7.2.4 In Spanish

Arbol ciprés

tejo japonés

7.2.5 In Greek

κυπαρίσσι

Ιαπωνικά Yew

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cypress árvore

Xapanese Filho

7.2.7 In Polish

Cypress drzewo

Xapanese Son

7.2.8 In Latin

cypressus

Filius Xapanese

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Pinales

8.5 Family

Cupressaceae

Taxaceae

8.6 Genus

Taxodium

Taxus

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Taxodioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Cypress and Japanese Yew

Wondering what are the properties of Cypress and Japanese Yew? We provide you with everything About Cypress and Japanese Yew. Cypress doesn't have thorns and Japanese Yew doesn't have thorns. Also Cypress does not have fragrant flowers. Cypress has allergic reactions like Asthma and breathing problems and Japanese Yew has allergic reactions like Asthma and breathing problems. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Cypress and Japanese Yew and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cypress and Japanese Yew

Season and care of Cypress and Japanese Yew is important to know. While considering everything about Cypress and Japanese Yew Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cypress season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Japanese Yew season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Cypress is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Japanese Yew is Loam while the PH of soil for Cypress is Acidic, Neutral and for Japanese Yew is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Cypress and Japanese Yew Physical Information

Cypress and Japanese Yew physical information is very important for comparison. Cypress height is 1,520.00 cm and width 370.00 cm whereas Japanese Yew height is 90.00 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Cypress and Japanese Yew are as follows:

Cypress flower color: Brown
Cypress leaf color: Dark Green
Japanese Yew flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Japanese Yew leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Cypress and Japanese Yew

Care of Cypress and Japanese Yew include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cypress pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Japanese Yew pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Cypress needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Japanese Yew needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.