Chamaecyparis obtusa “Nana Gracilis”

Cypress - Hinoki/False “Nana Gracilis”

                                          ID#110

 
 

Additional Information: Purchased at www.forrestfarm.com

A great Nursery located in Williams, OR with a very large variety of plants, most of them sold in small containers.

This dwarf conifer came as a tiny twig barely 4 inches tall. Six years later is about 2 ft. tall and wide.


This is one of the first two out of five cultivars I have of this plant. The plant  tolerates hot summer with full afternoon sun and several floods of brackish water.

Difficult to see a difference between “Nana Gracilis” and “Contorta”, side by side N. Gracilis has darker foliage, slightly wider and taller over time. Looks good all year around.

HEIGHT X SPREAD: 4-6 ft. x 3-4 ft. in 10 yrs. PLANT TYPE: Dwarf Evergreen, conifer GROWTH RATE: slow TEXTURE: fine, twisted LIGHT: Full sun to part shade WATER: medium moist SOIL: high Organic
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: insignificant. Tiny, brown at the tip of branches. FRUIT AND SEED: I have yet to see seed cones in this plant. KEY FEATURES: One of the best dwarf for its irregular shape, upright with dark green foliage. White lines coloration on underside of branches. Suitable for Bonsai.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch Plant stands on the same bed as “Contorta” a very similar cultivar. Both plants have done well. Started of similar size and on same date, “Nana Gracilis” grows a bit faster, darker color foliage and more twisted branches. This plant requires no other care than weeding around it and fertilizer once per season. Emerging time, Fertilization, Pruning, Thinning, Seed Collecting, Cutting, Roots, Division,.......
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June 2009

02/2010

July 2005

February 2010

Needle coloration under branches