The differences are as follows:

Differences in the shape of the two trees

Hinoki cypress, his branches are very characteristic, arranged in a whorl. The growth of her leaves is also very interesting, when the young leaves top out, its shape is spiral, and the edge of the leaves, there are some fine small serrations, touch, there is some slight prickly feeling. The Marsh Juniper, which, in shape, is not much different from the common tree. With a thick, straight trunk and tiny, needle-like leaves, it is smaller and much smaller than the Juniper.

Also, when the Juniper's cold winter months arrive, its leaves will become the same as the usual ones of the Marsh Juniper. It will shrink to the size of a needle. The shape is like that of a fish scale. However, when you touch the white fuzz that grows on the leaves of the Juniper during the winter, it will feel smooth. These are some of the differences in shape between the two trees when compared to the Juniperus communis.

Juniper

Marsh Juniper

Marsh Juniper