Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Filiformis Compacta' / compact threadleaf Lawson cypress

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Filiformis Compacta' is a dwarf selection of Lawson cypress that resembles 'Filiformis,' but is much smaller and more compact. Foliage is dark, bluish-green and nearly completely filamentous nodding branch tips. Expected annual growth is around 2 to 3 inches (5 - 7.5 cm), resulting is a globose shrub, 2 to 2.5 feet tall and wide (60 - 70 cm) after 10 years.

This is an old cultivar that is reputed to have originated in Germany in the late 1890s.