Lawson Cypress 'Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Ellwoodii' - Shrub / Tree

Available in many varieties, "Elwoodii" is the most common and popular. Suitable for hedging and also as specimen plants in planting schemes.

A good substitute for the ubiquitous Lleylandii, similar in looks, but slower growing and more manageable. It can get equally out of hand and oversized however, it just takes longer to do so.

Height and spread: 3m x 2m (10ft x 6ft) Elwoodii, can be 15m+ height and 5m+ width (40ft x 15ft) for the species, take care when buying as you could end up with something that is very nearly a Lleylandii

Position: full sun or partial shade

Soil: moist, well-drained neutral to slightly acid soil

Rate of growth: slow-growing

Other Features: contact with the foliage may aggravate skin allergies

Hardiness: fully hardy

Garden care: Remove any competing leaders that appear in spring, cutting out the weaker or crooked shoot cleanly at its base

Uses - Specimen / Hedging / Architectural / mixed border

Planting distance when used for hedging	Clipped height	Number of times to clip per season and when	Responds to renovation?
60cm, 24"	1.2-2.5m, 4-8ft. can be larger	2, spring and early autumn	No

Pruning: Non-hedging plants require no regular pruning. If pruning is required, don't cut back into brown wood, always leave green on the surface, the plant will never grow green again from the brown. May develop a competing leader after damage, frost or physical, remove the weakest of these or the plant will become unbalanced.

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