Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Cream Ball'

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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Cream Ball'

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Kemper Code: B299

Common Name: Japanese falsecypress
Zone: 4 to 8
Plant Type: Needled evergreen
Family: Cupressaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 1 to 2 feet
Spread: 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Time: Non-flowering
Bloom Color: Non-flowering
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:

‘Cream Ball’ is a dwarf coniferous evergreen false cypress (sometimes called Sawara false cypress) cultivar. It grows very slowly (1-2” per year), eventually reaching a mature height of approximately 2’ tall by 2’ wide. It features gray-green foliage with distinctive yellow-green to almost white tips.

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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. Dwarf specimen.