Siberian Cypress Microbiota decussata

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BY: Elizabeth Noll

Conifers look their best in winter. A cloak of snow adds mystery and magic to them, while deciduous trees shiver. Even conifers that are low to the ground, like Siberian cypress (Microbiota decussata), add that certain something to the winter garden. This shrubby evergreen (which really is from Siberia) has feathery, nodding, triangular sprays of flattened, scalelike needles. It’s green in spring and summer and turns a lovely brown-purple in the fall and winter. Siberian cypress bears tiny cones and spreads slowly to cover a large area.

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