Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Vegetable
Origin
California
Europe
Types
Southern cypress, Gulf cypress
Blues F1, Chinese Express, Monument
Number of Varieties
255
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40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, Swamps
agricultural areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-11-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
6-1
Sunset Zone
17
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Pyramidal
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm20.30 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
370.00 cm12.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Light Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Cushion
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Spring, Summer, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season
Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
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Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring
20-20-20 amount, Compost
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Beetles, Black rot, Blackleg, Cabbage looper, Cabbageworm, Clubroot, Flea Beetles, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Insects
Bugs
Allergy
Asthma, breathing problems
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing
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Beauty Benefits
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For treating wrinkles, Good for skin, Remove blemishes, Treatment of Dark Spots
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Soil protection
soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Folate, Low calories, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Seeds, Stem
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used in biomass, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
CUPRESSUS macrocarpa
BRASSICA rapa 'Little Jade'
Common Name
Baldcypress, Red cypress
Little Jade Napa Cabbage, Napa Cabbage
In Hindi
सरू के वृक्ष
नापा पत्तागोभी
In German
Zypresse
Chinakohl
In French
cyprès
Napa chou
In Spanish
Arbol ciprés
Lechuga de Napa
In Greek
κυπαρίσσι
Νάπα Λάχανο
In Portuguese
Cypress árvore
Repolho Napa
In Polish
Cypress drzewo
Kapusta Napa
In Latin
cypressus
Napa Brassica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Capparales
Family
Cupressaceae
Brassicaceae
Genus
Taxodium
Brassica
Clade
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Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Taxodioideae
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Number of Species
251
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27800
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