Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Curly Top'
Sawara Cypress 'Curly Top'
Chamaecyparis is a genus of medium-sized to large conifer trees with needle-like juvenile leaves on young seedlings up to a year old, and scale-like adult leaves. The foliage grows in flat sprays. Many species are grown as ornamental trees with a variety of cultivars available with different traits from dwarf varieties to golden foliage varieties. 'Curly Tops' has curly tips and silvery blue foliage adding both texture and colour to the garden.
Contributed by @crestiesneuk
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Sawara Cypress 'Curly Top'
Latin name
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Curly Top'
type
Coniferous tree
family
Cupressaceae
ph
6.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
2.50 M
3.00 M
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Curly Top'
Chamaecyparis is a genus of medium-sized to large conifer trees with needle-like juvenile leaves on young seedlings up to a year old, and scale-like adult leaves. The foliage grows in flat sprays. Many species are grown as ornamental trees with a variety of cultivars available with different traits from dwarf varieties to golden foliage varieties. 'Curly Tops' has curly tips and silvery blue foliage adding both texture and colour to the garden.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Chamaecyparis tolerates alkaline soil but thrives in moist, well-drained, neutral to slightly acidic soil in full sun. It is unhappy in waterlogged soils. Soak the root ball before planting. Plant in a hole twice the diameter of the root ball or pot. Mix an organic soil improver and general fertiliser with the infill soil. Water regularly until established. Use a good quality potting compost for container growing of dwarf varieties. Repot each spring to a container 2” (5cm) larger in diameter if a larger sized plant is desired.
Propagation by cuttings
From Late Summer TO Mid Autumn
Semi hard wood cuttings are taken from the current years growth from late summer to mid autumn the bottom of the cuttings is hard and soft on the top. With a sharp knife take a cutting of about 14cms, remove lowest leaves, dip end into rooting hormone, and place round the edge of a pot filled with a suitable compost, water well, they must remain moist till rooted, place under glass but in semi shade.
ShelleySnyder
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