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11/12/99
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana--Lawson Falsecypress
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 7
Height: 50 ft Spread: 30 ft Form: pyramidal
Type: narrow-leaved tree
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Comments: A rarely seen evergreen that is native to the
northwest U.S. It is usually present in landscapes in the
form of one of its cultivars.
Cultivars:
'Alumii' - - Bluish-gray foliage.
'Aurea' - Golden foliage.
'Aurea Densa' - A small, upright plant with yellow
foliage.
'Barabit's Globe' - Plant is at first round but becomes
conical, bluish-green foliage (Vis. 1).
'Barry's Silver' - Silvery foliage (Vis. 8) variegation.
'Blue Empire' - Listed by Gee Farms, not described.
'Blue Gown' - A cone-shaped tree with bluish foliage.
'Blue Jacket' - A cone-shaped tree with bluish foliage.
'Blue Surprise' - A cone-shaped tree with (Vis. 2) bluish
foliage.
'Columnaris' ('Columnaris Glauca') - A narrow cone with
dense, grayish foliage.
'Dutch Gold' - A conical tree with soft, golden foliage.
'Ellwood's Pillar' - A columnar form (Vis. 3).
'Ellwood's Nymph' ('Nymph') - A dwarf, dense, rounded
plant.
'Ellwood's White' - A slow growing plant with white
variegations.
'Filiformis Compacta' - A globe-shaped dwarf with
drooping foliage.
'Forsteckensis' - A globe-shaped, dense plant with mossy
foliage.
'Gimbornii' - An oval shrub (Vis. 7) with bluish foliage
that becomes purplish in winter.
'Globosa' - A broad, rounded plant.
'Gold Star' - Yellow foliage.
'Golden Showers' - A compact plant with yellow foliage
and branch stems.
'Golden Wonder' - Golden yellow foliage (Vis. 5) all
year.
'Green Globe' - A dwarf, globe-shaped plant with small,
dark green foliage.
'Ivonne' - A conical plant with yellow foliage and a
compact habit.
'Kelleriis Gold' - An upright plant with yellowish-green
foliage.
'Konjin's Silver' ('Konjin') - Silvery foliage.
'Little Spire' - A columnar dwarf.
'Lycopoides' - An upright habit is combined with grayish
foliage.
'Minima Aurea' - A dwarf with golden foliage.
'Minima Glauca' - A round dwarf with bluish foliage.
'Moonlight' - The new growth is pale yellow, older
foliage is light green.
'New Silver' - The branch tips are drooping and grayish-
blue.
'Nidiformis' - A spreading shrub.
'Oregon Blue' - Good bluish foliage color.
'Pygmaea Argentea' - A dwarf, rounded form. The branch
tip are white.
'Pelt's Blue' ('Van Pelt's Blue') - An upright tree with
bluish foliage (Vis. 6).
'Pembury Blue' - A cone-shaped tree with grayish foliage.
'Silver Queen' - An open tree with yellowish-white young
foliage.
'Silver Threads' - A sport of 'Ellwood's Gold' with
variegated foliage.
'Snow White' - A pyramidal plant with white foliage
variegations.
'Somerset' - Bluish foliage tinged with yellow.
'Southern Gold' - Conical tree with yellow foliage.
'Spek' - Bluish-gray foliage on a conical plant.
'Stardust' - Yellow foliage, the tips of the branches are
bronze.
'Stewartii' - A large plant with yellow foliage that
becomes greenish-yellow in winter.
'Sullivan' - A 15-foot tall plant with a pendulous
habit.
'Summer Snow' - Branch tips are white.
'Susan' - The foliage is yellowish (Vis. 4).
'Treasure' - Yellow foliage is variegated with white.
References for Cultivars: Iseli Nursery 1997, Studebaker
Nurseries 1999. Gee Farms 1999.
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