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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

'Ellwoodii'


Ellwood Lawson's Cypress




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An attractive conifer with distinct bluish-green foliage and narrow form, making it an ideal and very attractive accent or specimen plant in any landscape.



Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)

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Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Chamaecyparis
Species
lawsoniana
Cultivar
'Ellwoodii'
Category
Woody
Type
Tree (evergreen)
Pronunciation
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Canadian Hardiness Zone
4a - 4b
RHS Hardiness Zone
H6
Temperature (°C)
-20 to -15
Temperature (°F)
(-15) - (-10)
Height
2- m
Spread
1 m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
May
General Description
A slow-growing, large sized evergreen shrub with a columnar form. It has scale-like foliage that ranges in colour from grey-green to silver-blue adding interest through the year.
Landscape
Typically used as a vertical accent plant.
Cultivation
Prefers moist, well drained slightly acidic soils however, can tolerate neutral, sandy, chalk, clay, and loam soils. It is best planted in a protected location free from drying winds and flourishes in very light shade.
Shape
Upright and narrowly pyramidal in form.
Growth
Slow
Pests
In dry conditions watch for spider mites. Aphids and shoot boring moths may be problematic in normal growing conditions.
Habitat
Horticultural origin.
Bark/Stem Description
Fibrous, silvery brown to reddish brown, divided into thick and rounded edged plates separated with deep irregular furrows on mature plants.
Flower/Leaf Bud Description
The buds are 2-4 mm in size and are a blueish-black in colour.
Leaf Description
Silver-blue scale-like needles that retain their colour year round both adaxil and abaxil: the leaf scales are closely appressed.
Fruit Description
Numerous small globose cones, ripening from blue to brown, about 1 cm across, 8 scaled and containing 2-4 seeds each: infrequent in occurrence.
Colour Description
Green to bluish-silver foliage and reddish brown bark that is usually completely obscured by dense foliage.
Texture Description
A finely textured foliage plant, but rather dramatic in form.
Propagation
Cuttings should be taken from a young specimen but can be taken from a mature branch on the lower portion of the plant. Cuttings are best taken in autumn and root well in a peat moss and sand growing mixture under mist and bottom heat. Hormone may also be applied to stimulate root growth.
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