Chamaecyparis pisifera Curly TopsSawara cypress
科:柏科
Family:Cupressaceae
属:扁柏属
common name:Sawara cypress
introduce:Plant Type: Needled evergreen
Family: Cupressaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 3 to 5 feet
Spread: 3 to 5 feet
Bloom Time: Non-flowering
Bloom Color:
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium moisture
Maintenance: Low
General Culture:
Easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Best with some part afternoon shade in the St. Louis area. Prefers moist, fertile, acidic soils. Avoid wet, poorly-drained soils, however. Shelter from wind.
Noteworthy Characteristics:
慍urly Tops?is a globose semi-dwarf coniferous evergreen false cypress (sometimes called Sawara false cypress) cultivar. It grows very slowly, eventually reaching a mature height of approximately 4-5?tall. Features a round mound of metallic blue foliage with twisted and curled branching.
Problems:
No serious insect or disease problems. False cypress cultivars often have some susceptibility to juniper blight, root rot and certain insect pests such as bagworms.
Uses:
Rock gardens, foundation plantings. Specimen.
