Xanthocyparis vietnamensis (Vietnamese Cypress) syn. Cupressus vietnamensis Zone 8 glossy green foliage often turning

glossy green foliage often turning purplish in the winter

Notes:  Named after student Richard Hartlage who crossed Sinocalycanthus chinensi with Calycanthus floridus in 1991 at the JC Raulston Arboretum at North Carolina State University

Notes:  This is an artificial hybrid of what occurs naturally in the wild where the two species overlap in distribution

green and white variegated foliage

Xanthocyparis vietnamensis (Vietnamese Cypress) syn. Cupressus vietnamensis Zone 8 glossy green foliage often turningFamily: Cupressaceae Zone: 7 10 Natural Range: Vietnam Soil: Average to moist, humus rich Light: Part sun to sun Height: 50' Bloom Time: NA Attributes: Evergreen. Pyramidal, becoming irregular and flat topped with age. Juvenile and transitional foliage present. Notes: Recently discovered species named in 2002, resulting in a new genus of Xanthocyparis. Only a few hundred trees remain in the wild. In its native habitat X. vietnamensis grows in mixed