False cypress Pinpoint Blue #3

Pinpoint Blue & Gold Lawson False Cypress………Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘SMNCLGTB’ PP 30,708 – Blue & Gold

Common Name: Blue Point

A tall column of lushness, at only 4 to 5 feet wide and up to 20 feet in height, the small footprint of the Pinpoint Blue & Gold Lawson Cypress is perfect where height is needed in small spaces. It makes a fine specimen or can be grouped where space allows. Perfect for an evergreen privacy screen where space is limited. This beauty gets its name from its narrow form that is clothed in soft and feathery blue foliage tipped in golden yellow during spring. Easy to grow and low-maintenance, with no pruning necessary to maintain it narrow form, Pinpoint Blue & Gold is deer resistant, drought tolerant when established, and the deer walk right by it.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 15 to 20 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide, the Pinpoint Blue & Gold False Cypress is ideal for use a tall vertical accent in small spaces and where height is need but space limited in home foundation plantings. Also excellent in evergreen privacy screen plantings in narrow spaces. A fine addition to conifer gardens and rock gardens.

Spacing:  3.5 to 4 feet apart for solid hedge; 7 feet or more apart for space between plants

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-7b Find Your Zone

Shrub Type: Coniferous Evergreen Shrub 

Height at Maturity: 15-20'

Width at Maturity: 4-5'

Spacing:  3.5-4' for solid hedge; 7'+ for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Narrow, Pyramidal

Growth Rate: Moderate

Flower Color: None

Flower Size:  NA

Flowering Period: NA

Flower Type: NA

Fragrant Flowers:  No

Foliage Color: Dark Blue-Green with Golden Yellow tips

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries:  No

Berry Color: NA

Sun Needs: Full Sun, Morning Sun with Light Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Afternoon and Evening Sun

Water Needs:  Average, Low when established

Soil Type:  Clay (well-drained), Loam, Silt, Sandy

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well Drained

Soil pH: 5.5 – 7.5 (Acid to Neutral)

Maintenance / Care: Very Low

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances: Deer-Disease, Drought (when established), Insect, Rabbit