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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
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Position:
full sun or partial
shade
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Soil:
moist, well-drained
neutral to slightly acid soil
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Rate
of growth:
slow-growing
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Other
Features:
contact with the foliage
may aggravate skin allergies
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Hardiness:
fully hardy
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Garden
care: Remove
any competing leaders that appear in spring, cutting out the weaker
or crooked shoot cleanly at its base
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Uses
- Specimen / Hedging / Architectural / mixed border
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Planting distance when
used for hedging
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Clipped height |
Number of times to clip per season and
when |
Responds to renovation? |
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60cm, 24"
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1.2-2.5m, 4-8ft.
can be larger
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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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