Chamaecyparis pisifera ( Pygmy Sqarros False Cypress )

The cultivar, ‘Squarrosa Pygmaea’ is a reliable conifer with blue-green, frizzy foliage. Dwarf and slow-growing. Braches grow in a loose open pattern. Produces small 1.5 inch green cones. Requires well and fast draining moist soil. Looks great with dwarf perennials […]

Chamaecyparis pisifera ( Pygmaea Cypress )

The cultivar, ‘Squarrosa Minima’ produces sharp-pointed, gray green to dark green leaves. This species is very slow growing. C. pisifera is a medium evergreen, under cultivation it usually does not exceed 20-30 feet tall, but with age will grow higher. […]

Chamaecyparis pisifera ( Plumosa Cypress )

The cultivar, ‘Plumosa’ grows to 20-30 feet tall and 10-12 feet wide. Produces upright branches, compact, cone shaped, short, soft needles and frondlike, feathery twig structure with bright green foliage. Carefully prune, a big shrub. Unpruned, a tree. Slow growing […]

Chamaecyparis pisifera ( Moss Cypress )

The cultivar, ‘Squarrosa’ grows between 20-30 feet or higher, 10-30 feet wide. Produces soft, feathery, long, needlelike silvery gray green leaves. Attractive when young. As it ages, thin it out for greater character. C. pisifera is a medium evergreen, under […]