Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Erika' is a glow-growing, upright, bushy selection of Hinoki cypress; with wiry branching, and soft, gray-green juvenile foliage that turns purple in winter in colder climates. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 20 inches (50 cm) tall and wide, an annual growth rate of around 2 inches (5 cm).
This cultivar originated as texture sport found on a specimen of
C. obtusa 'Nana Gracilis', in the mid-1970s by
J.W. Archer, and later introduced to the nursery trade by Don Hatch of the United Kingdom.
