Compact Hinoki Cypress

Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Chabo-hiba’

About Our Collection

Fun Facts

  • ‘Chabo-hiba’ was the most common type of dwarf tree being exported from Japan to Europe and North America at the turn of the century. Many specimens were hundreds of years old and had previously graced temples throughout Japan.

  • The ‘Chabo-hiba’ in the Anderson collection embody the traditional training method of ha-chi-no-ki (“tree in pot”), which contrasts with the more modern, naturalistic method of bon sai (“plant in pot”) that gained popularity through Japan at the end of the 19th century.

  • The Larz Anderson collection has been featured multiple times at the New England Spring Flower Show, the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum, and in multiple articles and publications.

  • In 1998, the noted English bonsai expert Colin Lewis helped to revitalize the collection and reestablish the traditional form and character of the Arboretum’s ‘Chabo–hiba’ specimens.

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27 Living Specimens

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