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CHAMAECYPARIS
Commonly known as Lawson cypress, Port Orford cedar
Cypresses have 5 species giving rise to numerous cultivars, many dwarf or slow-growing and suitable for rock gardens or bonsai.
The scented wood is used for coffins and temple construction in Japan and C. lawsoniana (Port Orford cedar) is also a favoured timber for guitar soundboards. This species is seriously threatened by Phytophthora lateralis, an introduced pathogen, which invades the roots.
Further Reading....
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EvergreenMature leaves are mid-green and sharply pointed.
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Height15-40m (50-130ft) -
Spread2-5m (6-15ft)
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ConiferRed-brown bark in rounded, scaly plates. Bears small (less than ½in long) brick-red male cones and reddish-brown female cones to 1cm (½in) across.
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HedgeIdeal for hedging
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Tree
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Hardy - very cold winterHardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F) -
Full sun
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Additional Features
Pests & DiseasesPhytophthora root rot, honey fungus, Coryneum canker.
Place of originWestern North America. -
HardinessFully hardy
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Soil ConditionsFertile moist well-drained soilTolerant of chalky soilsNeutral to acid soil
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Tree ShapeNarrowly columnar
Chamaecyparis - Growing Guide
Trees - Care Guide
- How to plant a tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- How to plant a tree
- Ties - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Restaking fallen young trees - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fallen old tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Clearing up fallen beech tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing side shoots - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning and Shaping Magnolia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Deer protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed Spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing Ivy - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing wire protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tree Survey - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Crown uplift - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing shoots below graft - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing peeling bark - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Maintaining variegation - Video Tip ondemand_video
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15-40m (50-130ft)
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2-5m (6-15ft) |
Buy Varieties of CHAMAECYPARIS
CHAMAECYPARIS lawsoniana 'Ellwood's Gold'
Lawson cypress, Port Orford cedar
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £12.00 each
£14.50 each
CHAMAECYPARIS lawsoniana 'Stardust'
Lawson cypress, Port Orford cedar
CHAMAECYPARIS pisifera 'Boulevard'
Sawara cypress
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £12.00 each
£14.50 each
CHAMAECYPARIS thyoides 'Rubicon'
White cypress
(Syn. 'Red Star') - a compact conifer with a conical habit. Blue-green needle-like foliage turns an intense plum-purple in autumn
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £12.00 each
£14.50 each
Useful extras...
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Afterplant - Grow Your Own
AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
Only £8.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Afterplant - Tomatoes
AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
Only £8.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
3 options from £3.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi
This specially adapted Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi will boost the growth of acid-loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers and blueberries.
It contains ericoid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which are found in poor acidic soils where ericaceous plants naturally grow.
Only £7.50
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
Only £7.50
