I am trying to find the best variant of hinoki cypress but I don't know what is best. I have seen the following sold online: Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis', 'Kosteri', 'Hage', 'Tsukumo', and 'Gemstone'. Assuming you know I live in zone 8b, what would make the best bonsai material?

Bonsai wrote:

I am trying to find the best variant of hinoki cypress but I don't know what is best. I have seen the following sold online: Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis', 'Kosteri', 'Hage', 'Tsukumo', and 'Gemstone'. Assuming you know I live in zone 8b, what would make the best bonsai material?

I'm not going to pretend that I know that. I would choose the 'Nana Gracilis' as that, as far as I know, is the one that's that's actually used for bonsai.

good to know that there are various hinoki, but mainly one that is suggested for Bonsai.

Bonsai wrote:

I live in zone 8b

what is zone 8b?

spacewood wrote:

Bonsai wrote:

I live in zone 8b

what is zone 8b?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardiness_zone

8b −9.4 °C (15 °F) −6.7 °C (20 °F)

Auk wrote:

spacewood wrote:

Bonsai wrote:

I live in zone 8b

what is zone 8b?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardiness_zone

8b −9.4 °C (15 °F) −6.7 °C (20 °F)

Dude.. that is cold! You on the polar circle? Lol.. jk

spacewood wrote:

Dude.. that is cold! You on the polar circle? Lol.. jk

I would say this is normal for many european areas that are not directly at the sea. It is not very cold. These are peak cold values. Not annual averages.

leatherback wrote:

spacewood wrote:

Dude.. that is cold! You on the polar circle? Lol.. jk

I would say this is normal for many european areas that are not directly at the sea. It is not very cold. These are peak cold values. Not annual averages.

Now it all makes sense. Mine city is 7a, southern Europe.

I grew up in Wisconsin in the US, we had temperatures of down to -25 C (peak cold temps)... and most of Germany, where I live now is actually further north than Wisconsin. New York City is at the same lattitude as Madrid, Spain.