Plants of the Cupressaceae Family at BCA

The following species and varieties are currently (or recently were) in the collections at Boone County Arboretum. This list is certainly not exhaustive -- additional taxa may be available in the trade, or may have been removed from our collection and thus removed from this list. To include taxa that are no longer present, go to this other list.

Genus: Calocedrus

 
 

Genus: Chamaecyparis

  • Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

    Port Orford-cedar, Lawson Cypress
    An attractive, graceful, tall, narrow evergreen tree with soft foliage, performing best in full sun and well-drained, moist, acid soils.
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    • Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Yvonne' // Yvonne Port Orford-cedar, Lawson Cypress

  • Chamaecyparis obtusa

    Hinoki Falsecypress
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    • Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Aurea' // Golden Hinoki Falsecypress
    • Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Confucius' // Confucius (Yellow) Hinoki Falsecypress
    • Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Fernspray Gold' // Fernspray Gold Hinoki Falsecypress
    • Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides' // Fernspray Hinoki Falsecypress
    • Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis' // Nana Gracilis Hinoki Falsecypress
    • Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Torulosa' // Torulosa Hinoki Falsecypress

  • Chamaecyparis pisifera

    Falsecypress
    A tall, narrow evergreen tree with sprays of soft, flattened foliage, and resistant to poor soils, high pH, compaction, heat and drought.
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    • Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Dow Whiting' // Soft Serve™ Falsecypress
    • Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea Nana' // Aurea Nana Threadleaf Japanese (Sawara) Falsecypress
    • Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Sungold' // Dwarf Golden Threadleaf Falsecypress
    • Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Gold Mop' // Gold Mop Falsecypress

  • Chamaecyparis thyoides

    White-cedar
    A disease-resistant, swamp-loving, narrow and columnar evergreen tree with attractive bark.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Red Star' // Red Star White-cedar

 
 

Genus: Cryptomeria

 
 

Genus: Cunninghamia

 
 

Genus: Cupressus

  • Cupressus nootkatensis

    Weeping Nootka Cypress (Falsecypress)
    A very long-lived, slow-growing, cold-hardy, medium-sized, narrow and pendulous evergreen tree.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Cupressus nootkatensis 'Jubilee' // Jubilee Weeping Nootka Cypress (Falsecypress); Alaska-Cedar; Yellow-Cypress
    • Cupressus nootkatensis 'Pendula' // Weeping Nootka Cypress (Falsecypress); Alaska-Cedar; Yellow-Cypress
    • Cupressus nootkatensis 'Van den Akker' // Van den Akker Weeping Nootka Cypress

  • Cupressus vietnamensis

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    • Cupressus vietnamensis // Golden Vietnamese Cypress ("straight species")

  • Cupressus x ovensii

    Ovens cypress
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    • Cupressus x ovensii // Ovens cypress ("straight species")

 
 

Genus: Juniperus

  • Juniperus chinensis

    Chinese Juniper
    A tough, hardy, drought-tolerant evergreen tree for sunny sites.
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    • Juniperus chinensis 'Armstrong' // Armstrong Chinese Juniper
    • Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Point' // Blue Point Chinese Juniper
    • Juniperus chinensis 'Gold Lace' // Gold Lace Chinese Juniper
    • Juniperus chinensis 'Hetz Columnaris' // Hetz Columnar Chinese Juniper
    • Juniperus chinensis 'Iowa' // Iowa Chinese Juniper
    • Juniperus chinensis 'Keteleeri' // Keteleeri Chinese Juniper
    • Juniperus chinensis 'Mac's Golden' // Mac's Golden Chinese Juniper
    • Juniperus chinensis 'Monlep' // Mint Julep™ Chinese Juniper
    • Juniperus chinensis 'Nick's Compact' // Nick's Compact Chinese Juniper, Nick's Compact Pfitzer Juniper
    • Juniperus chinensis 'Old Gold' // Old Gold Chinese Juniper, Armstrong Aurea Chinese Juniper
    • Juniperus chinensis 'Parsonii' // Parson's Chinese Juniper, Parsonii Chinese Juniper, Parson's Juniper
    • Juniperus chinensis 'Perfecta' // Perfecta Chinese Juniper
    • Juniperus chinensis 'Pfitzeriana Gold Lace' // Pfitzer Gold Lace Chinese Juniper, Gold Lace Pfitzer Juniper
    • Juniperus chinensis 'Sea Green' // Sea Green Chinese Juniper
    • Juniperus chinensis 'Spartan' // Spartan Chinese Juniper
    • Juniperus chinensis 'Trautman' // Trautman Chinese Juniper
    • Juniperus chinensis var. procumbens 'Nana' // Dwarf Japgarden Juniper, Nana Japgarden Juniper

  • Juniperus rigida

    Needle Juniper; Temple Juniper
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Juniperus rigida // Needle Juniper; Temple Juniper ("straight species")

  • Juniperus squamata

    Singleseed Juniper, Flaky Juniper
    An extremely variable species in nature, easy to grow in all sites except wet, shady locations.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star' // Blue Star Juniper, Blue Star Singleseed Juniper

  • Juniperus virginiana

    Eastern Redcedar
    A hardy, tough, adaptable evergreen tree for poor, dry soils and sunny locations.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Juniperus virginiana // Eastern Redcedar ("straight species")
    • Juniperus virginiana 'Grey Owl' // Grey Owl Eastern Redcedar, Grey Owl Juniper

 
 

Genus: Metasequoia

 
 

Genus: Microbiota

 
 

Genus: Taxodium

  • Taxodium distichum

    Baldcypress
    A large, stately tree, a water-loving deciduous conifer with golden fall color.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Taxodium distichum // Baldcypress ("straight species")
    • Taxodium distichum 'Cave Hill' // Cave Hill Dwarf Baldcypress
    • Taxodium distichum 'Falling Waters' // 'Falling Waters Weeping Baldcypress
    • Taxodium distichum 'Mickelson' // Shawnee Brave™ Baldcypress
    • Taxodium distichum 'Peve Minaret' // Peve Minaret Bald Cypress
    • Taxodium distichum 'Skyward' // Lindsey's Skyward™ Bald Cypress
    • Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium // Pondcypress
    • Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium 'Nutans' // Nutans Pond Cypress

 
 

Genus: Thuja

  • Thuja occidentalis

    Eastern (American) Arborvitae
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    • Thuja occidentalis // Eastern (American) Arborvitae ("straight species")
    • Thuja occidentalis 'George Peabody' // George Peabody Eastern (American) Arborvitae
    • Thuja occidentalis 'Hetz Midget' // Hetz Midget Eastern (American) Arborvitae
    • Thuja occidentalis 'Nigra' // Dark Eastern (American) Arborvitae
    • Thuja occidentalis 'Nuclear Blast' // Nuclear Blast Eastern Arborvitae
    • Thuja occidentalis 'Pendula' // Weeping Eastern (American) Arborvitae
    • Thuja occidentalis 'Sherwood Frost' // Sherwood Frost Eastern Arborvitae
    • Thuja occidentalis 'Techny' // Techny Eastern (American) Arborvitae
    • Thuja occidentalis 'Woodwardii' // Woodwardii (Woodward Globosa) Arborvitae

  • Thuja plicata

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    • Thuja plicata 'Grovpli' // Spring Grove® Western Arborvitae

  • Thuja x

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    • Thuja x 'Green Giant' // Green Giant Arborvitae

 
 

Genus: Thujopsis