Is Japanese Falsecypress deer resistant?
Chamaecyparis pisifera
Plant typeTreeHardinessZones 4–8LightFull sun
Mature height600–840 in
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
About Japanese Falsecypress
Sold in wildly different forms, from thread-leaf golden mounds to full-size trees, so buy by cultivar and check the eventual size rather than trusting the pot label. The threadleaf types brown out in the middle as they age and cannot be renovated by cutting into old wood, since it will not resprout. Wants moist acid soil and shelter from drying wind.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5 to 6.5
- Drainage
- Consistently moist
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 71 to 118 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
Tolerances and uses
- Evergreen
Similar to Japanese Falsecypress
Other trees with the same deer rating.
- Allegheny ServiceberryAmelanchier laevisZones 4–8Seldom damaged
- American PlumPrunus americanaZones 3–9Seldom damaged
- Austrian PinePinus nigraZones 4–7Seldom damaged
- Chinese Fringe TreeChionanthus retususZones 5–9Seldom damaged
- Chinese Paper BirchBetula albosinensisZones 5–7Seldom damaged
- ChokecherryPrunus virginianaZones 2–6Seldom damaged
Where Japanese Falsecypress grows
Hardy across most of these 50 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Japanese Falsecypress
- Is Japanese Falsecypress deer resistant?
- Japanese Falsecypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Japanese Falsecypress grow in?
- Japanese Falsecypress is hardy in USDA zones 4 to 8. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Japanese Falsecypress grow in shade?
- No. Japanese Falsecypress wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Japanese Falsecypress get?
- Mature height is roughly 600–840 in. Growth rate is moderate.