White Pygmy Sawara Cypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'White Pygmy'
- 5 available.
- Inventory on the way
- Guaranteed locally grown
- Delivery ONLY to Metro Atlanta & Athens within 5-7 business days
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Pickup in 3-5 business days from our Switchyard in Chamblee
(Mon & Fri 3pm-6pm - 3708 N Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, GA)


White Pygmy Sawara Cypress is a slow-growing diminutive evergreen conifer shrub with a mounding habit. It’s feathery scale-like foliage emerges flushed white and turns deep green starting from the center. Prefers full sun and moist well-drained soil.
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Height: |
1’ - 2’ |
Spread: |
2’ - 3' |
Spacing: |
2’ |
USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 - 8 |
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N/A |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Water regularly but needs well-drained soil. Juniper blight, root rot, and certain insect pests can be issues if soil to wet. Shelter from hard winds.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen or Groups plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Rock Garden, Foundation Planting, Hedges, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Boxwood, Weigela, Coneflower
IMAGES: Photos by F. D. Richards, (1) Chamaecyparis pisifera 'White Pygmy', 2016 (1)+(2), (2) Stanley & Sons, 2016
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.