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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Baby Blue'
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Sawara cypress 'Baby Blue'

A slow growing, compact, evergreen dwarf conifer/shrub with an open, broadly conical habit. Foliage is silver-blue, held in short tufts and longer unbranched shoots.

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Size
Ultimate height
2.5–4 metres
Time to ultimate height
20–50 years
Ultimate spread
2.5–4 metres
Growing conditions
Chalk
Clay
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Blue Grey Silver
Summer Blue Grey Silver
Autumn Blue Grey Silver
Winter Blue Grey Silver
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

North–facing or South–facing or East–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness
H5
Botanical details
Family
Cupressaceae
Native to the UK
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Columnar upright
Potentially harmful
Foliage can be an irritant to the skin. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Genus

Chamaecyparis are evergreen trees, usually of narrowly ovoid or columnar outline, with much-branched sprays of small scale-like leaves, and small, globose cones; tiny red male cones are conspicuous in a few cultivars

Name status

Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in moist, well drained soil. Does not like alkaline soils.

Propagation

Propagate by grafting or semi hardwood cuttings

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Hedging and screens
Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, juniper scale and shoot-boring moths

Diseases

May be susceptible to Honey fungus and Phytophera root diseases

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