Cyprysik Ellwoodii Bonsai

The european cypress is a great outdoor tree which can be grown singularly or in groups.

Cyprysik ellwoodii bonsai. Synonyms chamaecyparis lawsoniana ellwood blue. Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ellwoodii is a staple of the nursery industry a familiar neat cone of bluish green juvenile foliage when young. False cypress chamaecyparis lawsoniana ellwoodii cypress bonsai style. Highly decorative chamaecyparis lawsoniana ellwoodii lawson cypress is an upright evergreen shrub of dense columnar habit with short sprays of soft feathery silver blue foliage turning steel blue in winter.

Originally found in the northern mediterranean area this bonsai will tolerate temporary periods indoors making it ideal for a bonsai christmas tree for the month of december then placed outdoors until next year. Tiny red male cones are conspicuous in a few cultivars. Group planting one day many years ago i noticed a neighbour pruning a specimen dwarf cypress which was growing in his front garden. Other common names lawson s cypress ellwoodii.

It is also a good example of what becomes of a nice dwarf conifer if overzealously propagated. Variety or cultivar ellwoodii ellwoodii is a fairly slow growing large evergreen shrub of columnar habit with grey green to blue green semi juvenile foliage in short soft sprays. Lawson s cypress ellwoodii genus. Genus chamaecyparis are evergreen trees usually of narrowly ovoid or columnar outline with much branched sprays of small scale like leaves and small globose cones.

I asked if i could have one of the branches that had been removed so that i could take some cuttings. Slow growing 1 6 in. By taking only the strongest cuttings for propagation the plants grown now are much more vigorous than originally intended. Very versatile it is a popular choice in a number of gardens.