Chamaecyparis thyoides

Zones: 3-8. Eric has soft feathery foliage changing color with the seasons. Spring: light green, Summer: soft blue-gray, Fall and Winter: reddish-plum. Many people say it resembles a pine, others see a redwood. It is popular for garden railroads as grows well in heat or cold and takes well to trimming as a 2-3' forest tree. Excellent as a container plant or in the general landscape, garden railroads and rock gardens. At ten years of age, planted in the ground and allowed to grow untrimmed will be about 4 feet tall and 2 feet wide, slowly growing larger with age. With soft to the touch foliage, Eric accepts a wide range of soil and climates. It is easy to grow and easy to trim. This tree is people friendly! Shipping size 6-9 inches.

Forming a slender column when young, this False Cypress will form a spire-like crown at maturity, with branching that begins about midway up. Grows to 50' tall and about 20' wide. Beautifully ridged and furrowed bark is an ashy gray to reddish brown.