About
A compact, rounded conifer reaching up to 60 cm in height, this cultivar develops a flat crown over time, featuring slender, drooping branches adorned with dark green, scale-like foliage.
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, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conifers, Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy, Pendulous weeping
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 20-50 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Patio and container plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moist but well-drained, neutral to slightly acid soil in sun or semi-shade.
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by grafting and 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