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CHAMAECYPARIS pisifera 'Boulevard'
Commonly known as Sawara cypress
Further Reading....
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EvergreenSoft, blue-green foliage.
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Height10m (33ft)
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Spread8m (26ft)
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ConiferHard, fissured, finely peeling red-brown bark.
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Tall Shrub
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Tree
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Very hardyHardy in the severest continental climates including exposed upland locations in the UK. Plant can withstand temperatures < -20 (-4°F)
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Full sun
CHAMAECYPARIS pisifera 'Boulevard'
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Additional FeaturesGood to knowImproved by quite close pruning. A good container subject or attractive specimen in its early years for a smaller garden. Slow-growing to about 1.2m (4ft) in 10 yearsPests & DiseasesPhytophthora root rot, honey fungus, Coryneum canker.Place of originGarden origin. USA. 1934. Boulevard Nurseries, Newport.
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HardinessFully hardy
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Soil ConditionsFertile moist well-drained soilTolerant of chalky soilsNeutral to acid soil
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Tree ShapeBroadly conical
Chamaecyparis - Growing Guide
Trees - Care Guide
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- 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
10m (33ft)
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8m (26ft) |
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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.
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