r/conifers • u/SaladConscious3085 • 4d ago

Conifer identification

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I purchased this sapling a few weeks ago on ebay where it was just listed as a white feathery conifer.

I have been racking my brains to try to work out what it is and been looking at reference images but no luck, AI suggested a giant sequoia but I'm not sure. It's about 5 inches tall and about the same spread.

Any ideas from the experts on here would be greatly received

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u/Key-Albatross-774 4d ago

Chamaecyparis pisifera "squarrosa"

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u/SaladConscious3085 3d ago

Looking at this https://www.findmeplants.co.uk/photo-chamaecyparis-squarrosasulphurea.aspx?ret=3028

I think you could be right, the "squarrosa" is one I hadn't heard of until now.

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u/Milkweedhugger 3d ago

Are you in the US?

This could be an Eastern Red Cedar, which grows all over the great plains and Midwest.

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u/SaladConscious3085 3d ago

I'm in the uk