Lawson Cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)

Family: Cupressaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: Blue, Red. Form: Columnar, Oval, Pyramidal, Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

None known. — Harvested fresh in season according to PFAF botanical monograph.

Habitat & North American Range

Usually scattered in small groves on moist slopes and canyons, often on serpentine soils, below 1500 metres. Seldom more than 50 kilometres from the coast. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)