Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'STARDUST'

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'STARDUST'
Lawson cypress

SIZE/TYPE	medium-sized shrub
USUAL HEIGHT	3-6m
USUAL WIDTH	1-2m
LEAVES	evergreen conifer
COLOUR OF LEAVES	light green
FLOWERS	insignificant or non-blooming
LOCATION	full to partial sun
USDA zone (lowest)	5 (down to -29°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Conifers Hedging plants

Cypress trees and shrubs are very popular for their variable shapes, leaf types and colours. Stardust is a variety with almost flat needles of pale green colour near the main stem, grading to greenish-yellow towards the bright golden-yellow ends of the branches which tend to droop slightly as they grow longer. It has pyramidal form, wide at the base. Medium growth rate. It has pyramidal form, wide at the base. Medium growth rate.

It is very hardy, but still we recommend planting coloured varieties in sheltered locations if you live in mountainous regions or frost pockets so that the cypress is protected from the worst winds and winter sun. All plants will survive but might look unsightly in the spring. Pruning can be done in early spring or in late autumn. It is tolerant of all types of pruning. It prefers moist, slightly acidic soil but is widely adaptable.

Last update 15-02-2009; 20-01-2010

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GLOSSARY

STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.