| Description | Heatherbun Atlantic White Cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides) A small slow-growing conifer. Bluish-green during the summer and plum during the winter. Tolerates wet sites. |
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| Plant Type | Shrubs Coniferous, Dwarf Conifers |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | thrives in wet sites, even tolerating less-than-perfect drainage, species C.thyodies is native to wet sites |
| Fruit | seed-bearing cones in clusters emerge purple but mature to brown |
| Leaves | bluish-green, feathery heather green, plum in fall winter |
| Dimensions | potential if not pruned 8 by 8 feet, globe or globose |
| Maintenance | tolerates regular shearing |
| Native Site | Species plant is native to freshwater swamps, bogs and wet woods along the Atlantic coast from Maine to Florida and along the Gulf coast from Florida to Mississippi |
| Cultivar Origin | unknown |
| Misc Facts | Genus name comes from Greek chamai meaning dwarf or to the ground and kyparissos meaning cypress tree. AKA: Heather Bun |
| Author's Notes | Seems to be lots of confusion on the potential size of this plant. The data reliable Isle Nursery lists it as 8 by 8 feet, Chicago Botanic Gardens as 6 to 8 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide. Many others list the size as much smaller. The images I posted show the plant as small and a few that are old and very large. Maybe the small size is attributed to it being sheared to a globular shape. Another mystery in the world of nursery listed plant sizes. |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #201-Isles Nursery web site (www.iselinursery.com), #265-Conifers for the Garden (Richard L. Bitner) |
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