Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides Compacta'
Compact Fernspray Cypress
- Graceful, arching evergreen
- Frond-like branches
- Compact habit
- Dark green foliage
- Great specimen
- Drought tolerant
- Slow growing
- Beautiful in landscape or container
- Category: Evergreen, Shrub, Conifer
- Hardiness Zone: 4-8
- Height: 6-8 ft
- Spread: 3-4 ft
- Bloom Color: Green Shades
- Foliage Color: Green Shades
Purchase options for Compact Fernspray Cypress
- Size: #3 24-30"
- Status: BeautiFULL
- Availability: In Stock
$74.00
This unique slow growing cultivar has a compact habit with dark green foliage arranged in appealing narrow fern-like sprays . 'Filicoides Compacta' is a pyramidal evergreen with graceful, arching limbs, and the tapering branches create a unique texture and make for an excellent garden specimen or a striking container plant.
Growing Tips for Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides Compacta'
Grows best in full sun but tolerates light shade. It adapts to a variety of well drained soils. Once established it is very drought tolerant. Prune if desired to keep its compact shape or to remove dead, broken or poorly formed branches.