About
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Blue Moon' PBR is a compact evergreen shrub with a rounded form. Its foliage displays a distinctive steel blue hue.
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
- South-facing, North-facing, East-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conifers
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Patio and container plants
- Toxicity
- Contact with skin may aggravate skin allergies. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moist well drained soil. Tolerant of chalk soils but prefers slightly acidic
- Pruning
- No pruning required. Can be clipped lightly to maintain shape
- 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 Phytophthora root diseases