Plant Encyclopedia

Other Names:  Russian Arborvitae

Brand:  Star

Description:

A fine cold hardy evergreen with attractive fuzzy bright green foliage that turns purplish-brown in winter; a dense vase shaped habit well suited for rock gardens; performs very well in shade, also needs well-drained but moist soils and wind protection

Ornamental Features

Fuzzball™ Siberian Carpet Cypress is a dwarf conifer which is primarily valued in the garden for its ornamental globe-shaped form. It has rich green evergreen foliage. The scale-like sprays of foliage turn burgundy in the fall, which persists throughout the winter.

Landscape Attributes

Fuzzball™ Siberian Carpet Cypress is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a more or less rounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Fuzzball™ Siberian Carpet Cypress is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Mass Planting
• General Garden Use
• Groundcover

Planting & Growing

Fuzzball™ Siberian Carpet Cypress will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.

This shrub does best in partial shade to shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is quite intolerant of urban pollution, therefore inner city or urban streetside plantings are best avoided, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.