Description

A dense, robust, and rounded shrub, with flattened, pendulous sprays of silver-blue tinged evergreen foliage; very disease resistant; remains dwarf and compact without pruning; an attractive low shrub border accent or formal specimen; great for containers

Landscape Attributes

Snow Queen Port Orford Cedar is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a more or less rounded form. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which can make it a great accent feature on this basis alone.

Snow Queen Port Orford Cedar is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Snow Queen Port Orford Cedar will grow to be about 10 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 10 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type, but has a definite preference for acidic soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selection of a native North American species.