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Baby Blue Cypress

Scientific name: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Baby Blue'
Taxonomy
Family:Cupressaceae
Type:Dwarf conifers
Native:NO
Plant Requirements
Zone:5 to 9
Plant Characteristics
Height:6 ft
Width:4 ft
Additional Characteristics
Trees


Fruit

Leaves


Bark
Wildlife value

Poisonous
Description Baby Blue sawara cypress is grown for its soft, bright silvery foliage which twists around the branchlets and forms a dense shrub.

  Morphology:
This Sawara false cypress cultivar features blue foliage, a fine texture, and an over-all fluffy look to this conical dwarf evergreen (no more than 6’ height at maturity). It differs from the more common ‘Boulevard’ cultivar in that it is less vigorous, and lighter in foliage color.

  Adaptation:
Sawara cypress cultivars adapt well to a wide array of soil types. Avoid soggy water-logged sites. In the landscape Sawara cypress can serve either as a foundation shrub or in a container. As a rule the Sawara cypress is going to do better in the milder areas west of the Cascades.

  Pests:
None reported.
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