General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 3 to 5 feet
Plant Spread: 3 to 5 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Needled
Other: Metallic-blue
Uses: Provides winter interest
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Parentage: Sport of: Boulevard

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Common names
  • Sawara Cypress
  • Sawara
  • Sawara False Cypress
Also sold as:
  • Curly Top

Photo Gallery
Location: Washington
Date: 2015-10-25
Location: North Central TX Zone 8a
Date: 2017-12-30
Tree is located at Nicholson-Hardie Nursery & Garden Center
Location: Washington
Date: 2015-10-31
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2018-04-13
"Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Curly Tops', 2018 photo, Dwarf Sawara Cy
Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2015-04-20
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Curly Tops'
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2015-04-20
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Curly Tops'
Location: Sandy, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-06-28

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