Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Tree
Origin
Japan
Western United States, California, Mexico
Types
Papyrus, Cyperus alternifolius
Calocedrus decurrens
Number of Varieties
151
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40000
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Habitat
ditches, Marshy ground
low mountains, Mountain tops, Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-85-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-4
8-1
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Pyramidal
Upright/Erect
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Tonic
Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Root
Bark, Leaves
Other Uses
Basketary, Used in paper industry, Weaving into Mats and Bags
Making Perfumes, Used in pencil industry
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees