Dwarf Twisted Hinoki Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Torulosa Nana‘
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-8b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Evergreen Conifer
Height at Maturity: 3′ in 10 years
Width at Maturity: 2.5 to 3′ in 10 years
Spacing: Best as a specimen
Spacing: Best as a specimen
Growth Habit / Form: Rounded Pyramid
Growth Rate: 3 to 5 inches per year
Foliage Color: Green
Fragrant Foliage: Yes
Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun to Light Shade
Water Needs: Average to Low when established
Soil Type: Clay (amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sand, Silt
Soil Drainage: Moist But Well Drained to Somewhat Dry
Soil pH: 6.0 – 7.5
Maintenance / Care: Very Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil, Insect
Description
An extremely rare variety that came from a witches broom on a Twisted Hinoki Cypress, Chameacyparis obtusa ‘Torulosa Nana’ is a dwarf form that looks much like its parent but with everything 1/3 the size. A very slow grower, the twisted and irregular foliage forms on a more compact plant that might reach 3 feet tall by 3 feet wide in 10 years featuring reddish bark and dark green foliage. The dark green, twisted scale-like leaves are highly ornamental and evergreen. An excellent specimen in small rock or Asian gardens and is perfect in containers and a fine candidate for bonsai.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing slowly in an irregular mounding form to 3 feet tall and wide in 10 years, the Dwarf Twisted Hinoki Cypress is ideal for use as a specimen in small gardens. Also great containers where it is also an excellent subject for bonsai. A fine addition to conifer gardens, Asian themed gardens, bonsai gardens, and the Xeriscape (low water needs).
Growing Preferences
The Dwarf Twisted Hinoki Cypress is very easy to grow in a well-drained soil of average fertility and full sun to light shade. Maintenance is minimal with no pruning required unless for bonsai or topiary. Provide a light application of slow release shrub and tree fertilizer in spring.
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