Chamaecyparis Thyoides Bonsai
Hardy to usda zone 5 several authorities note some plants sold as red star are in fact the cultivar ericoides.
Chamaecyparis thyoides bonsai. Sun best in moist sandy soil. Eastern white cedar bonsai tree scientific name chamaecyparis thyoides andelyensis is a pyramidal shaped evergreen that hardy and needs to be grown outdoors. The tree is best shaped through constant pinching of new foliage never use scissors to prune as foliage browns where cut. When finding specimens for use as bonsai or when styling always consider the existing branch placement as backbudding on chamaecyparis onlyoccurs on green branches and never on mature wood.
Hinoki cypress also tends to form awkward whorls of foliage if not properly pruned. Eastern white cedar chamaecyparis tyoides little jamie the eastern white cedar or little jaime chamaecyparis thyoides is sometimes also called the atlantic white cedar or the atlantic white cypress since recently the american joint committee on horticultural nomenclature has classified it as a cypress. Dwarf hanoki golden cypress chamaecyparis obtusa nana lutea general discussion. Foliage blue green in summer and plum purple in winter.
Chamaecyparis thyoides is an evergreen coniferous tree usually growing to 20 28 m 66 92 ft but may grow up to 35 m 115 ft tall with an average diameter of 0 8 m 2 ft 7 in up to 2 m 6 ft 7 in and feathery foliage in moderately flattened sprays green to glaucous blue green in color. Foliage turns intense plum color in winter. Chamaecyparis obtusa advice and help. Obtusa commonly known as false or hinoki cypress thrives in moist well drained soil in full sun or partial shade and contributes sprays or fans of fine evergreen foliage to the landscape.
Please help identify my tree chamaecyparis new to bonsai. Chamaecyparis is a popular genus for bonsai however it is difficult to maintain it s appearance and is difficult to style well. It produces not of ornamental importance small flowers that are followed by small cones. Scores of choice chamaecyparis cultivars offer a wide range of color texture and shape for nearly every landscape need.