Cumulus Sawara Cypress - Chameacyparis pisifera 'Cumulus'

'Cumulus' is a true miniature with a growth rate of less than 1" per year. It has a light, tufted cloud with dense, soft foliage that stays soft in maturity too. The shrub appears to look more gray in the sun, yet greener in the shade; it's the way the sun dances on its leaves.

Shear it back in late winter to keep the globe-shape. If you let it grow naturally without shearing, it will grow into a tall, leggy shrub that is great for a country garden theme.

Topiary Potential: Can be trained into a topiary too! Shear no more than ⅓ of the foliage at time and train it into any shape. It's really easy to maintain the shape too, just trim the foliage each spring and summer. A fun little shrub. 

• Wonderful blue-green color
• Gets an amber blush to the top in the cold months

• Growth: less than 1" per year

• Cold hardy Zones 4-8, or to -30F
• Heat Zones 8-1 but avoid extremes to be safe

• Sun to part shade, watch the hot summer sun if in a container
• Regular water if in a pot, let dry out to just damp in between

• Comes in a 4" pot
• An outdoor plant