About
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Baby Blue' is a compact, dwarf evergreen conifer characterized by its gradual growth and open, broadly conical form. The leaves are a distinctive silver-blue, arranged in short tufts along longer, unbranched stems.
About the genus
Chamaecyparis consists of evergreen trees that typically exhibit a narrow ovoid or columnar shape. They feature densely branched sprays of diminutive scale-like foliage and produce small, rounded cones. In certain cultivars, the tiny red male cones are particularly noticeable.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- North-facing, South-facing, East-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conifers
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 2.5-4 metres
- Spread
- 2.5-4 metres
- Time to full height
- 20-50 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden
- Toxicity
- Foliage can be an irritant to the skin. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moist, well drained soil. Does not like alkaline soils.
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by grafting or semi hardwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids, juniper scale and shoot-boring moths
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to Honey fungus and Phytophera root diseases