Woody > Chamaecyparis > Chamaecyparis lawsoniana > Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Ellwoodii'
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
'Ellwoodii'
Ellwood Lawson's Cypress
Mike's
Opinion
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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 |
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Description and Growing Information
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| 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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