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Lawson cypress

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana · Cypress family (Cupressaceae)

Flat sprays of scale leaves with a white X pattern underneath, a drooping leading shoot and globular cones.

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Not to be confused with

• Thuja: oblong cones that open like a little flower; leading shoot points straight up. Difference from thuja
• Leyland cypress (× Cuprocyparis leylandii): common in hedges; sprays not in a single flat plane, larger cones.

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