{"product_id":"taxodium-little-leaf-cypress","title":"Taxodium \"Little Leaf\"  RARE!!!!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTaxoidum\u003c\/em\u003e \"Little Leaf\" is a very  strange and interesting \"Bald Cypress\".  I received this years ago from a friend in the Netherlands that has been collecting \u003cem\u003eMetasequoia\u003c\/em\u003e for years and found this oddity in a large planting of Metasequoia seedlings.  It has tiny leaves and very tufted growth habit - very open and other worldly nearly.  My friend grew this odd seedling for a few years and kept trying to graft in onto Metasequoia and failing.  For some reason he decided to try grafting it onto \u003cem\u003eTaxodium\u003c\/em\u003e - and it worked!  I have to question what this plant is???  A bizarre mutant \u003cem\u003eMetasequoia\u003c\/em\u003e or a bizarre mutant \u003cem\u003eTaxodium\u003c\/em\u003e that was growing in a large group of \u003cem\u003eMetasequoia\u003c\/em\u003e (I find this to be highly unlikely).  Best guess is that is is a naturally occurring hybrid between the two Genera and needs someone to go some genetic testing to confirm my suspicions.  RARE, BIZARRE and certainly a \"what in the World is that weird looking tree?\".  Fast growing, extremely open habit and super tiny leaves (it will not shade your garden in the least!) on a small tree.  Not sure ultimate size but at least 15'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHARDINESS: \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEXPOSURE:  part shade to sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSIZE:  15' at least\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSHIPPING SIZE: 1\/2 gallon container.  17-23\" plant.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Garden Treasures Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42229915517006,"sku":"2:5:5w:17","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.garden-treasures.com\/products\/taxodium-little-leaf-cypress","provider":"Garden Treasures Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}