Conifer Database - Duncanii

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Duncanii’

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Duncanii' is an unusual flat-topped, irregularly globose, bushy selection of Lawson cypress with thread-like, slightly twisted filamentous branchlets of Blue-green foliage. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 28 inches (70 cm) tall and wide an annual rate of growth of 2 to 3 inches (5 - 7.5 cm).

This cultivar originated as a seedling selected in the early 1920s by V. C. Davies, New Zealand and introduced to the nursery trade in 1953 by Duncan and Davies nursery, New Zealand.


Aris Auders and Derek Spicer; RHS Encyclopedia of Conifers; ©2012, Kingsblue Press


Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

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HORTICULTURAL STATUS:Established / Published
COLOR:Blue Gree
GROWTH SHAPE:Globe or Globose
GROWTH SIZE:Dwarf: 1 to 6 inches (2.5 – 15 cm) per year / 1 to 5 feet (0.3 – 1.5 m) after 10 years
ORIGIN:Seedling Selection


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