Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Ellwood's White' / Ellwood's White Lawson cypress

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Ellwood's White' is a dwarf, conical selection of Lawson cypress with comparatively open branching and loose, dark-green foliage with copious flecks of white variegation. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 4 feet (1.3 m) tall and 2 feet (60 cm) wide, an annual growth rate of 4 to 6 inches (10 - 15 cm).

This cultivar originated as a color sport, found in the mid-1960s, on a specimen of C. lawsoniana 'Ellwoodii'. Den Auden and Boom first described it and published the name in Manual of Cultivated Conifers.

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Ellwood's White' at Merrifield Garden Center, Merrifield Virginia, USA.
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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Ellwood's White' — a closeup of foliage detail.
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