Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Cream Ball' is a compact dwarf, globose selection of Sawara cypress with cream-colored, and finely textured semi-juvenile foliage. It grows in the form of a very tight ball when young and is sometimes vulnerable to sun scald. It is a great choice for Rock gardens and troughs. As is true with other cultivars of this species, older plants will become more open in structure and will hold onto dead foliage, becoming less attractive over time. This inevitability can be delayed through yearly shearing of foliage.
After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 18 inches (45 cm) tall and 2 feet (60 cm) wide, an annual growth rate of less than 2 inches (5 cm).
This cultivar originated in the early 1980s at William Goddard's Floravista Gardens, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
