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Dwarf Italian Cypress?
Is there any tree that is a dwarf and looks like an Italian cypress, but
with a yellow or lime-green color variation? I'm trying to find a good plant that suggests a Tuscan theme, that will be in two large pots at the entrance to a small Tuscan garden. -- W |
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Dwarf Italian Cypress?
On 6/12/12 11:13 PM, W wrote:
Is there any tree that is a dwarf and looks like an Italian cypress, but with a yellow or lime-green color variation? I'm trying to find a good plant that suggests a Tuscan theme, that will be in two large pots at the entrance to a small Tuscan garden. Arborvitae (genus Thuja) has several species and varieties that can be sheared. There are some that are yellow-green or golden; T. orientalis 'Minima Glauca' is blue-green. Some are naturally columnar; some are dwarfs. If you choose one that requires shearing, do it lightly and frequently instead of heavily and infrequently. As with all conifers, if you make a cut in a branch without leaving any live growth, that branch will likely die. -- David E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean, see http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary |
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