True Blue Sawara Cypress For color and character, try the upright, mounding, Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘True Blue’, with its shimmering, soft textured, powder blue foliage. Its needles are held in a way that produces a dense, lush look, and its color will brighten any garden. Use ‘True Blue’ as a focal point, an accent or a backdrop to show off […]
Blue Moon Sawara Cypress The bright steel blue foliage of Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Blue Moon’ adds a special color element to the garden, featuring short stiff branches covered with juvenile foliage that develop into a tight, compact ball with minimal shearing required to maintain its tidy form. ‘Blue Moon’ can be planted as a single color accent or […]
Intermediate Sawara Cypress Use the fast-growing Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Squarrosa Intermedia’ to make outstanding, creative plant sculptures. Trained as silvery, blue-green elephants, bears, sea serpents or imaginative shapes, the long, whip-like, feathery branches fill in with fluffy, needle-like foliage. Cultivated since 1923, the broad, upright shrub maintains a moderate size, but requires semi-annual pruning to redefine its billowy, irregular forms and […]
Curly Tops Sawara Cypress The distinctive curly tips and silvery blue foliage of Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Curly Tops’ add both texture and color to the landscape. The uniquely twisted needles show off a gleaming silver side, and the dense, compact form works well wherever a more rounded version of C.p. ‘Boulevard’ is needed. Use it to line the drive or define […]
Boulevard Cypress topiary This popular, silvery blue tree boasts soft, plumy foliage and a full, pyramidal habit with somewhat open branching. In its natural form, Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Boulevard’ makes a colorful backdrop for other plants or an excellent choice for filling a corner or screening a view. And, since it responds well to training and shearing, a […]
Boulevard Cypress This popular, silvery blue tree boasts soft, plumy foliage and a full, pyramidal habit with somewhat open branching. In its natural form, Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Boulevard’ makes a colorful backdrop for other plants or an excellent choice for filling a corner or screening a view. And, since it responds well to training and shearing, a well-sculpted […]