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FERNSPRAY FALSE CYPRESS
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides'
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Item #: 2390
Category: CONIFERS
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Catalog Description
Handsome pyramidal form having gracefully curved limbs holding fern-like green foliage. Adds an interesting oriental look to garden. Excellent in large planters or as an entryway accent. Evergreen. Full sun. Slower grower to 8 to 10 feet tall, 3 to 4 feet wide. Cutting grown.
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    Average Landscape Size

    Slower grower to 8 to 10 ft. tall, 3 to 4 ft. wide.
    Key Plant Benefits

    Handsome pyramidal form having gracefully curved limbs holding fern-like green foliage. Adds an interesting oriental look to garden. Excellent in large planters or as an entryway accent. Evergreen.
    Care Instructions

    Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually to shape.
    Growth Conditions

    Growth Rate
    Slow Growing
    Growth Habit
    Pyramidal
    Heat Zones
    High:
    8 (>90 to 120 days)
    Low:1 (< 1 days)
    Cold Hardiness
    High:8 (10 to 20 F) (see map)
    Low:4 (-30 to -20 F)
    Water Requirements
    Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry.
    Sun Exposure
    Full sun
    Flowering

    Flower or Bloom description:
    None
    Flower Color
    No Value
    Flowering Time/Season
    Produces no flowers.
    Propagation

    Propagation Method
    1
    Cutting grown
    Best time to Prune
    Fall
    Attributes

    Extremely Hardy
    Fruit-Bearing
    Oriental Garden
    Patio Container Plant
    Deer Resistant
    Foliage

    Fern-like
    Foliage ShapeLinear
    Normal foliage colorGreen
    Underside foliageWhite
    Juvenile foliageGreen
    Mature foliageGreen
    New foliageGreen
    Spring foliageGreen
    Summer foliageGreen
    Fall foliageGreen
    Winter foliageGreen
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