Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Curly Tops'

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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Curly Tops'

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Kemper Code: B256

Common Name: Japanese falsecypress
Zone: 4 to 8
Plant Type: Needled evergreen
Family: Cupressaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 3 to 5 feet
Spread: 3 to 5 feet
Bloom Time: Non-flowering
Bloom Color:
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low

Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Best with some part afternoon shade in the St. Louis area. Prefers moist, fertile, acidic soils. Avoid wet, poorly-drained soils, however. Shelter from wind.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

‘Curly Tops’ is a globose semi-dwarf coniferous evergreen false cypress (sometimes called Sawara false cypress) cultivar. It grows very slowly, eventually reaching a mature height of approximately 4-5’ tall. Features a round mound of metallic blue foliage with twisted and curled branching.

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No serious insect or disease problems. False cypress cultivars often have some susceptibility to juniper blight, root rot and certain insect pests such as bagworms.

Uses:

Rock gardens, foundation plantings. Specimen.

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