This selection is an upright growing one from Canada. It has lovely golden foliage and it got its start at fame as a sport of
The second species we grow is
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis, the
Alaskan Cedar or
Nootka Cypress, as it is sometimes called,
occurs in the Pacific Coast of North America. It is found from the
Cascade Mountains of northern Oregon, Washington, British Colombia,
and Alaska to Prince William Sound and grows at an elevation of 200 to
7000 feet. The habit in the wild is a conical tree to 40 meters (130 feet) with
a narrow crown, the branches are horizontal to drooping and the bark
is orangish-brown. The hardiness of the species is zone 5. It was
discovered at Nootka Sound by Menzies in 1793 and introduced in France
in 1851 through the Botanic Garden, St. Petersburg. Some of the garden cultivars
are becoming very popular in modern landscaping. We currently grow
6 and are evaluating a few more. These are all somewhat smaller than their wild
counterparts and have been selected for outstanding features in todays smaller
gardens.
| Intermediate |
Upright |
Zone 5 |
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AUREA' The
Golden Alaskan Cedar is a intermediate growing
selection with a nice light yellow foliage that will later turn a light green.
It has been around since at least 1891. Makes a great accent plant! The size
after ten years will be about 8' high and 3' wide.
| Intermediate |
Upright |
Zone 5 |
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AUREOVARIEGATA' This selection has been around since at least 1875 and was raised by Maurice Young of Milford, England. It is variegated with a light butter-yellow color on a green foliage that will make a great accent or specimen plant in any landscape. Although it is quite nice it is not found very frequently in the trade.
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| Intermediate |
Upright |
Zone 5 |
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GLAUCA' The
Blue Alaskan Cedar. This one is a fantastic tree
with bluish-green color. In cultivation since around 1858. Makes a great
screen or tall hedge. The height and width after 10 years will be 8' by 3'.
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| Intermediate |
Pendulous |
Zone 5 |
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GLAUCA PENDULA' This is a bluish selection of the popular Weeping
Alaskan Cedar. It has the same wonderful pendulous habit with a real nice
bluish-gray color.This selection is quite rare in the trade and difficult
to find.
| Intermediate |
Upright Weeping |
Zone 5 |
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GREEN ARROW' The
Green Arrow Alaskan Cedar is a stunning
accent plant! It has a strong central leader with very pendulous branches
making it a living green exclamation point! This was found in BC, Canada by
Gordon Bentham. Excellent selection for an upright statement. H:10' W:3'
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| Intermediate |
Upright |
Zone 5 |
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LAURA AURORA' This new cultivar originated as a mutation
on C.
nootkatensis '
Pendula'. It is a deep dark green with
bright yellow variegation with various amounts of color throughout. This
one makes a nice addition to any landscape.
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| Cary Award - Worcester County (Mass) Horticultural Society |
| Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association Plant Award |
| Intermediate |
Weeping |
Zone 5 |
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PENDULA' This is the famous
Weeping Alaskan Cedar. A superb
specimen tree with long graceful branches hanging vertically. It has real
good green color and a great habit. It was developed about 1860 by
Adrianus Van Leeuwen (1810-1873). He was Chief Propagator at the
Nursery of GJ Alberts at Boskoop. It is now
of the best weeping conifers for planting as a specimen. It prefers full
sun. An excellent choice! H: 6-7' W: 3-4'
| Intermediate |
Broad/Conical |
Zone 5 |
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TATRA' Here is a great new selection from the Czech Republic. It was raised by Fr. Machala and selected because it has a better color than Chamaecyparis. n. '
Glauca' and it also has a much finer and softer texture. It will make a dense broadly conical tree. The color is a nice blue-gray and very attractive.
NEW!
| Intermediate |
Upright |
Zone 5 |
VARIEGATA This selection has refreshing creamy white splashes of variegation on a foundation of blue-gray-green needles
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Obtusa
Hinoki False Cypress
The third and by far the most versatile species is C.
obtusa,
probably best known as the
Hinoki False Cypress. This broadly
conical tree grows to around 40 meters (125 feet) tall, with a rounded
crown and horizontal branch structure. The bark is an attractive reddish to orange-brown
and peels off in long thin strips. It is found in Japan from Hondo to Yaku
Island at an elevation of 1300 to 6550 feet It is also found in planted
forests and is known for wood of excellent durability, is easy
to work with and has a nice finish. It was introduced by Dr. von
Siebold into the Netherlands and by J. G.. Veitch into Britain in
1861. The species has produced an enormous amount of great ornamental
garden cultivars, many of these are dwarf and have colors ranging from a
deep dark green to a light golden yellow to even a bluish-green. There is
also a selection with a specific shape and growth rate for just about every possible location
imaginable, from low and wide to upright or even ball-shaped. We currently grow
over 35 cultivars from this species and are evaluating more. This species is very often used
in the production of bonsai due to its adaptability to adverse conditions,
but in the landscape it grows best in cool areas with good soil and
prefers full sun. The species is hardier (zone 3) than most of the
cultivars which are either zone 4 or 5. Many of these plants are refered to
as
Dwarf Hinokis' but we will use the
The Conifer Society
growth rates as a standard for the evaluation of the rate of growth as is
our normal procedure for all plants. Most of these plants are very low maintenence and
will never need to be pruned due to the slow rate of growth. So if you don't like to prune plants these just might be the answer you were looking for.
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AUREA NANA' A dwarf golden pyramidal shrub that is half-way
between C.
obtusa '
Nana Lutea' and C.
obtusa '
Crippsi'
in growth rate and habit. It has a very nice golden yellow color when grown
in full sun. It will grow very good in the shade but the color will be much greener.
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BLUE FEATHERS' A compact form with feathery, juvenile foliage
that has bluish-gray-green color when young and both juvenile and adult
foliage when mature. This dwarf grows about two to four inches a
year when established. It looks similar to C.
thyoides '
Heatherbun
but only bluish-green. A real nice plant for the new style gardens.
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| Intermediate |
Upright |
Zone 5 |
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CONFUCIOUS' This one is known as the
Confucius Hinoki. A new
slow-growing selection that has unique foliage of bright golden-yellow overlaying
a deep peaceful emerald green. It forms a real nice dense compact upright
plant that will tolerate shearing. This one is a WINNER!!!!!!!!
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CRIPPSI' Here is the well known
Crippsi Hinoki Cypress. This one
is the standard for a golden hinoki. It is pyramidal or broadly conical in
shape with foliage that has a rich golden yellow color. It makes a fantastic
accent plant. It has been in the trade since before 1901 and is becoming
very popular. It is a fast grower with a size of H:15' W:6' in 10 years. It
takes very well to shearing for use in smaller locations and it shows it's best
color in full sun.
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| Dwarf |
Upright/Irregular |
Zone 5 |
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DAINTY DOLL' A dwarf upright with a flat top and fine lacy dark
green foliage.
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ELF' This plant is a true miniature one. It will grow less than
3/4" a year. A nice round grower with a slightly pointed top. Great in the
dwarf area. Similar to
C. obtusa '
Nana'. Excellent deep
green color.
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ELMWOOD' Here is a nice bluish-green upright plant that has juvenile foliage. It looks similar to Chamaecyparis
obtusa '
Blue Feathers' and a C. o.'
Split Rock'.
| Intermediate |
Upright |
Zone 5 |
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FERNSPRAY GOLD' Known as the
Golden Fernspray Cypress this
selection has a dense pyramidal growth habit with beautifully twisted
fern-like flattened branches. It is similar to C.
obtusa '
Tetragona Aurea
but has more lemon, less orange and is a slower grower. Also the branches
are more horizontal growing as compared to C. o. '
Tetragona Aurea's'
ascending habit. H:6' W:4'
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GOLD DROP This relatively new selection has beautiful lacy foliage that is a nice shade of yellow. It looks like a dwarf form of C.
obtusa
Crippsi.
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GOLDEN CERAMIC' See '
Lynn's Golden'
| Miniature |
Mounding |
Zone 5 |
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GOLDEN FILAMENT' This one is a great selection in the miniature catagory. It is similar to '
Golden Sprite' but dosen't seem to burn in full sun, in fact it shows its best color in the full sun. A real winner!
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| Miniature |
Mounding |
Zone 5 |
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GOLDEN NYMPH' This miniature golden-yellow hinoki is very compact with
a round-tufted or squatly-conical shape. The annual growth is approx.
1 1/2". Very nice selection for the small area.
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GOLDEN WHORL' This superb selection resembles a dwarf form
of C.
obtusa '
Torulosa' but in bright gold color. It is
similar to C.
obtusa '
Sanotome' or '
Tsatsumi Gold'.
I think they are different plants but I'm not positive. In any case this
plant always generates much interest around here from our visitors.
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| Intermediate |
Upright |
Zone 5 |
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GRACILIS' This selection has a conical form and is more compact
than the species with dark green foliage. This plant is often incorrectly
sold as C.
obtusa '
Nana Gracilis'. It has a vigorous
growth habit and makes a nice screen or tall hedge It also makes a nice
foundation or specimen plant. Imported from Japan around 1862 by Siebold.
H:9' W: 4'
This plant is an intermediate and not a dwarf!!!
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| Miniature |
Pyramidal |
Zone 5 |
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HAGE' This variety has nice dark green foliage and a dwarf
pyramidal compact shape. It is very slow growing to about 3' high
in very old age. Similar to C.
obtusa '
Nana but denser and
more broadly conical. A great plant for window boxes, decorative patio
planters and in a rock garden. It is also used in rooftop gardening and
bonsai. It was introduced to the trade around 1928 by Wm. Hage & Co.,
Boskoop, Holland. Prefers full sun.
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KOSTERI'
The Kosteri Hinoki Cypress. We only grow the true
C.
obtusa '
Kosteri' not the fast form as is common in the trade.
This dwarf irregular pyramid has a great compact habit. The nicely layered
foliage is bright green and looks just fantastic in winter when lightly
dusted with snow. It was introduced by Koster & Zoon Nursery about 1915.
One of the best Hinokis'! H:36" W:24" in ten years. Very Popular.
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NEW!
LEMON TWIST Here is a slightly contorted, hence the name, upright selection with a nice lemon-yellow, twisted thread-like foliage. Looks like it will be a classic!
| Miniature |
Mounding |
Zone 5 |
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LEPRECHAUN' A unbelievably nice compact, globe-shaped plant that
will grow slightly higher with age. It has a good dark green color and the annual
growth is only 1/2" making this a true miniature selection. Similar to C.
obtusa '
Hage'. This one is a fantastic choice for the windowbox
or decorative patio planter.
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| Miniature |
Mounding/Conical |
Zone 5 |
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LITTLE ANN' Here is another great miniature selection from Joe Reis. This very slow-growing variety was also raised from a seedling and it will form a deep dark green, narrowly conical bush.
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LYNN'S GOLDEN' This one is known also known as '
Lynn's Golden Ceramic Christmas Tree' (which is an invalid name). It is a nice golden-yellow, slow growing Hinoki. In the winter it will get an attractive purple color to it, kind of like an edge of frosting on a ceramic bowl. The annual growth is
approximately 3" making this one a real nice dwarf. A fairly recent
introduction that is fast becoming one of our best sellers.
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MARIESII' This selection has a nice conical habit and slow
growth rate. This one is not a true miniature but it is dwarf and
will reach 4' high and 3' wide in about 15 years. It can be grown
in either sun or shade but the variegation will be much whiter in the sun
and a more creamy-yellow in the shade.
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MEROKE' This cultivar is a very nice, slow growing, narrow
to conical form with a golden-green color and tidy habit. It should be
planted in full sun for best color.
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NANA' This is the
true C.
obtusa '
Nana'. Many
plants that are sold under this name are often mislabeled and are
really just C.
obtusa '
Nana Gracilis' or C.
obtusa
'
Nana Compacta' which are much faster and dwarfs but not miniatures.
This is very slow growing with a globular, flat- topped shape. It has nice
dark green fine foliage. A 90 year old plant is only 20 inches high and 24
inches wide. It was introduced by Dr. von Siebold around 1860. The
height and width after ten years will be only 8" by 7-9". This selection
is very popular for use in windowboxes, decorative patio planters and
also in rock gardens.
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NANA GRACILIS' This selection is probably the best representative
of the
Dwarf Hinoki Cypress. With an upright, irregular growth habit
and with very beautiful, dark green compacted foliage it is one of the best of
all of the dwarf conifers. Often wrongly named C.
obtusa '
Nana'
or '
Nana Compacta'. It has been around since 1863 and is extremely
popular for use in todays smaller landscapes. The height and width in ten
years will be about 3' high and 20" wide. This is one of the best of all of
the dwarf conifers.
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| Miniature |
Upright/Mound |
Zone 5 |
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NANA LUTEA' One of the best representatives of the
Dwarf Golden Hinoki
Cypresses . This very slow growing mound, which occurred as
a sport on C.
obtusa '
Nana Gracilis', has a beautiful lemon-gold
foliage color in full sun to green-gold in shade. It maintains this great
color very well year round. Introduced by Jan Spek of Boskoop, Holland.
This plant is very slow and grows only about 15" high and 8" wide in 10 years.
Extremely popular and we normally sell out very early.
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PYGMAEA' This is the
Pygmy Hinoki Cypress. Its dwarf
form is a broadly globose mounding habit. The foliage is fan-shaped with the
tips curving slightly downward and it has a nice bright green color.
It was imported from Japan in 1861 and today it is very popular. The size
in ten years will be about 3' high and 3' wide.
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REIS DWARF' Known as the
Reis Dwarf Hinoki Cypress. This
beautiful selection is from Joe Reis. It is nice dwarf, upright shrub, and
it has beautiful irregular mounds of bright green foliage. The plant will
send out an upright leader which can be pinched back a little and this will
cause a beautiful ball of congested foliage to start to appear. It lends
itself very well to producing a Pom Pom type plant. This is a
very attractive plant and will be an outstanding feature in any garden!
H:4' W:18". I saw one in MA a few years ago that was about 20 some years old
and had achieved a size of about 15' high creating an image of the perfect
Japanese Garden plant.
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REPENS' A real nice prostrate to globose shrub with short sprays
of bright green foliage. A fantastic flat-topped selection that is great
for the rock garden. It is quite rare! It occurred as a sport of C.
obtusa
'
Nana Gracilis' sometime before 1949 I have one in my Idea Garden
that is about 14 to 15 years old and about 15-18" high and 5-6' wide.
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RIGID DWARF' Known as the
Rigid Dwarf Hinoki, this selection is
a dwarf with a stiff and rigid upright habit . It will be about twice as high
as broad with a real good dark green foliage color. Rare in the US gardens.
Very nice! A plant I saw was 25 years old and 36 inches tall. It was
developed in England sometime before 1964 and is becoming more popular.
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SNOWFLAKE' A compact, sport of C.
obtusa
Chabo Yadari with blue green juvenile foliage. All of adult foliage being pure white and staying miniature, giving it a speckled appearance. This is another new selection.
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SNOWKIST' This is a very dwarf sport of C.
obtusa. '
Tonia'.
It has creamy white tips on the new growth and dark green foliage is the normal
color. It won't burn in full sun and actually it shows its best color in the
full sun. Excellent choice for the rock garden. This selection is under the
miniature catagory because it only grows to about 12" high in ten years.
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SPIRALIS' This new selection is like a '
Rigid Dwarf' but has somewhat stiff, upright foliage that is on twisted branches. It grows about 2-3" a year and has a nice green color. Introduced around 1930 by Rogers & Sons Nursery.
| Intermediate |
Upright |
Zone 5 |
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SPLIT ROCK' Here it is a blue Hinoki. This slow grower has a nice
dwarf, upright habit. It also is the bluest
obtusa I have seen to date
. It has a bluish cast on the juvenile foliage creating an interesting
quality. A very nice selection and extremely popular.
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SUNSPRAY' A real nice dwarf compact yellow-gold Hinoki with a growth habit similar to C.
obtusa '
Nana Lutea' only slightly faster. Grows about 2 to 3" a year once established. Looks like a winner!
| Intermediate |
Upright |
Zone 5 |
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TEDDY BEAR' Here is a great new selection that we feel has a strong future. It is similar to Cham. o. '
Filicoides' but the internodes are closer together making it a more dense plant and therefore needing less initial shaping and pruning. Nice dark green foliage too. It looks like it should be about 8 feet tall in 10 years.
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TEMPLEHOF' This is a recent introduction from Europe that was found
in Konijn Nursery around 1964. It is very dense and broadly pyramidal to
conical in habit and has a course, nice, light green foliage. Great selection
for full sun. The size in ten years will be about 5' high and 2-3' wide.
| Intermediate |
Upright |
Zone 5 |
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TORULOSA' The
Twisted Hinoki Cypress. This semi-dwarf
or intermediate sized plant has twisted coral-like green foliage and forms
an irregular pyramid. Developed before 1903. H:6' W:3'
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VERKADE'S SUNBURST' This selection is a miniature globe which
is yellow in summer and greenish in winter. Prefers full sun for
best color. It is very nice for the dwarf garden or as a companion plant
for perennials But most of the people who purchase it say it will be
placed in decorative patio planters or windowboxes. A true miniature
attaining a size of 9" high and 10" wide in ten years.
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WYKOFF' This selection is from Don Smith at the Watnong Nursery in NJ. It is a dwarf upright with dark green foliage that only grows about 3/4 to 1" a year. An excellent choice!
Pisifera
Sawara Cypress
Another species we grow is C.
pisifera The
Sawara
Cypress. In he wild it is a narrowly pyramidal tree 40-50 meters (125 to
155 feet) tall with an open crown, horizontal branches, and a straight
trunk reddish-brown bark that peels in long thin strips. The native
range is in Japan from South Hondo Island to central Kyushu at an
elevation up to 7850 feet. Introduced by Dr. von Siebold between
1859 and 1861 there are now many very nice garden ornamentals. They fall
into four basic foliage types; filifera or thread-like; plumosa or
the soft plumose type; the raspy stiff prickly foliage of some adult
types; and squarrosa, the soft all juvenile foliage. In some of the
older texts the juvenile types were referred to as being in the genus
Retinospora. No matter what type, they all prefer moist soils and
humid conditions and dislike dry heavy clay soils especially ones containing
lime. We are now growing 22 varieties of this species and by far
the most popular are the thread-like types C.
pisifera '
Goldthread'
and C.
pisifera '
Filifera'.
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BABY BLUE' Here is a real nice new selection similar to the Boulevard Cypress but it has very tiny, densely-placed, bright blue foliage that twists around the branchlets. It will form a small, about 6 foot, upright-conical shrub at maturity.
| Intermediate |
Upright |
Zone 5 |
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BOULEVARD' Broadly pyramidal with a soft bluish-gray foliage.
It prefers full sun. Originated as a sport of C.
pisifera '
Squarrosa'. Introduced to the trade in 1934 by Boulevard Nurseries.
In ten years the size will be about is 8' high and 3' wide. Often seen in
patio planters near swimming pools.
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BRIGHT GOLD' A real nice selection of gold thread cypress similar
in color and growth to '
Golden Mops'. Stays bright gold all year round.
| Intermediate |
Upright |
Zone 5 |
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CLOUDED SKY' A real nice selection with both adult and juvenile foliage on the same plant. This is a mutation of C.
pisifera '
Squarrosa', but it is much less known than the very popular '
Boulevard'.
| Miniature |
Mounding |
Zone 5 |
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COMPACTA' Rich greenish-blue bun that has nice compact recurving
sprays and a good tight habit. The size in ten years will be somewhere around
12" high and 12" wide. Good selection!
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CREAM BALL' Here is a new release from Canada with a nice globose
habit. The silver-white foliage will not burn in full sun and in fact is
more compact and dense when planted there. It is fast becoming very popular.
H:/W: unknown at the present time but it looks to be a real nice dwarf.
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CURLY TOPS' Here is another new selection of the Boulevard Cypress but this one forms a small round globe of bright blue-white foliage with a twist at the ends of each branch. It really makes a nice selection for the partially shaded area.
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DEVON CREAM' This cultivar was found in ....You guessed it ... Devon, England. It is a dwarf upright growing form of the well known '
Boulevard Cypress' except all of the new foliage in Spring is white-tipped. Later in the season the new growth changes to a nice blue. The growth rate is about 4" per year once established.
| Intermediate |
Pyramidal |
Zone 4 |
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FILIFERA' The
Green Threadbranch Cypress. It is a pyramidal or
conical plant with pendulous branches when mature, globular when young.
The foliage has a long green thread-like form creating a very unique appearance.
This nice selection was introduced by Fortune in 1861 from Japan. The size in
ten years is about 6' high and 3' wide. Underused in modern landscaping.
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Gold Dust Sawara Cypress. Nice golden-yellow
speckles on sprays of dark green. It is a variegated form of C.
pisifera '
Compacta'. It is a recent introduction and has become quite popular.
A 7 year old plant is about 18" wide and 12" high.
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| Intermediate |
Pyramidal |
Zone 5 |
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GOLDEN MOPS' An intermediate form (not a young plant) of C.
pisifera
'
Filifera Aurea'. The habit is lower and foliage is much finer
but it will eventually send up a leader. This is not a dwarf and it will make a
dense globose bush but will get over 1 meter high. H:4-5' W:30-36"
| Intermediate |
Globe/upright |
Zone 5 |
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GOLDILOTS' This new variety is a selection made from
Blue Sterling Nursery. It stays a super gold color year round. The texture of the leaves is more representative of an obtusa or even an Arborvitae. The growth habit is globose and it tolerates shearing very well if needed. If left unsheared it might possibly form a conical shrub similar in habit and rate to C.
obtusa. '
Crippsi'. All of ours have been sheared to a globose form.
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| Intermediate |
Pyramidal |
Zone 5 |
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GOLD THREAD' This is the one we have chosen to represent
the
Goldthread Cypress because it is actually a brilliant yellow-gold
all year round, never turning green (except in very deep shade). It
also will not get sunburn even in full sun like C.
pisifera '
Golden Mops'. It also has a good weeping-like habit of the branchlets.
This plant, like all of the threadleaf cypresses, will eventually develop
a central leader and attain some significant height. H:6-7' W:3'
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JUNIPEROIDES AUREA' A nice low growing dwarf globe with fine
golden plumose foliage. It is very compact and tidy. In cultivation since
1965. H:30" W:30"
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dark blue-green foliage. Very similar to C.
This one has been around quite a while. It was introduced from Japan by Fortune in 1861. It grows very similar to the green Chamaecyparis
with a nice conical form and will attain a height of about 10 m tall, but it has nice golden yellow needles. This one is definately NOT a dwarf!
' A rockery gem. Very compact and dense forming a
low, ball shaped shrub with light golden tips on green juvenile foliage.
It originated as a sport on C.
' and was developed by Koster & Zonen and
introduced sometime before 1929 by Van Ness & Zoon, Boskoop, Holland. The
size at ten years is about 20" high and wide.
' Here is a new cultivar that has green flattened foliage that is colored with both silvery-white and golden-yellow variegation. It is quite unusual in the fact that it has both white and gold foliage on the same plant. The growth habit is a nice upright form.
' Young plants are flattened and globose with
silver-blue thread-like foliage. It can be maintained at a small
size by pruning shoots or easily trained into Pom Pom or other interesting
shapes by allowing the shoots to grow out and then trimming. It has been in
cultivation since before 1923 and it is also called C.
'. The size in ten years is 20" high and wide.
is a nice dwarf form and
similar to C.
' but the foliage tips
are pure snow white on green. It was introduced before 1971
from Japan. Prefers partial shade especially in the strong afternoon.
' type release discovered in Australia. The foliage is a real good blue and slightly larger than '
'. The growth rate is much slower than
are a pleasing light green with light bluish on the underside. It will evolve into a tiny, low, bun-shaped dome but is extremely slow growing. Excellent for rock gardens and also very popular for use in bonsai. Prefers full sun.
The last species of Chamaecyparis is C.
. In the wild it is a narrowly
conical tree to about 15-27 meters (50-80 feet) tall, with a spire-like crown.
The bark is reddish-brown, fiberous and becoming scaly and loose. The
branches are horizontally spreading with dark bluish-green to gray-
green needles. It occurs in the eastern US from northern Florida to
central Maine and westward to Mississippi under 100 feet elevation
especially in or very near swamps and all prefer full sun. It was introduced
into gardens in 1736 and there are a few nice ornamentals for landscape
use.
' This selection has a nice conical habit with golden-yellow
needles. It was developed in Belgium around 1974. It is a loose and somewhat
thin grower that would profit from pruning when young.
' Here is a great slow growing, very diminutive selection
with all juvenile foliage forming a round-topped little shrub. It also has
the most beautiful rich purple-plum winter color. An excellent choice!
' This is one of the best of the dwarf thyoides
now available. It has a growth rate of about 2' high in 8 years and
is very dense. The habit closely resembles a Dwarf Alberta Spruce but
the foliage is softer and it dosen't seem to have a problem with mites.
' Here is another one of the great new thyoides selections.
It is an attractive, compact, conical dwarf selection of C.
made by Robert Meth of NY. It will grow very well in either shade or sun.
' This is a new variety that is compact and upright
with a nice gray-green feathery type of foliage. The color in fall and
winter is a superb reddish-purple-gray. The rate of growth is about 3-5"
per year and it is very hardy. One of our best selling C.
' A new selection from Holland. The form is conical to columnar. This dwarf grows about 3" a year or less and like most of the thyoides is a great choice for the area that is slightly wet.
' A fast growing, irregular upright to conical shaped
form that is somewhat loose and airy. The foliage color is a green
with yellow variegations. The rate of growth, once established, is
about 8-10" per year, making this a nice selection for a light screen,
hedge or wind block. Will tolerate shearing very well.
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