Snow Sawara Cypress 1 Live Plant – 1 Quart Pot – Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Snow'

Snow Sawara Cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Snow') is a compact ornamental evergreen conifer admired for its delicate foliage, creamy-white new growth, and attractive year-round appearance. This selection of Sawara Cypress provides a soft, finely textured look that contrasts beautifully with broadleaf shrubs, flowering perennials, and darker evergreen plants.

The foliage displays shades of green accented by creamy-white to pale yellowish-white tips, creating a distinctive frosted appearance. The light-colored new growth is particularly noticeable during the active growing season. Its dense branching and naturally compact growth habit make Snow Sawara Cypress suitable for rock gardens, foundation plantings, mixed evergreen borders, and decorative landscape arrangements.

Snow Sawara Cypress generally performs best in full sun to partial shade and moist, well-drained soil. It prefers moderate moisture and benefits from protection against excessively dry conditions. Its ornamental foliage and compact form also make it suitable for outdoor containers and small garden spaces.

You will receive one live Snow Sawara Cypress plant in a 1 quart nursery pot.

Pot Size: 1 Quart (QT).

Shipping height is not specified.

Plant Form: Young nursery-grown evergreen conifer.

The plant is supplied as a young nursery specimen rather than a fully developed landscape conifer. Actual branching, foliage density, color intensity, and overall appearance may vary according to nursery growth and seasonal conditions.

Snow Sawara Cypress is evergreen and normally retains its foliage throughout the year. Seasonal color changes, minor interior foliage shedding, or reduced growth during colder months are natural. Plants may ship recently pruned or with some variation in foliage color and density.

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

• Common Name: Snow Sawara Cypress

• Alternate Common Name: Snow False Cypress

• Scientific Name: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Snow'

• Cultivar: Snow

• Quantity: 1 Live Plant

• Pot Size: 1 Quart (QT) Nursery Pot

• Shipping Height: Not specified

• Plant Form: Live Potted Evergreen Conifer

• Plant Type: Ornamental Evergreen Conifer

• Life Cycle: Perennial

• Growth Habit: Compact, dense, bushy

• Foliage Color: Green with creamy-white to pale yellowish-white tips

• Foliage Texture: Fine, soft-looking conifer foliage

• Foliage Type: Evergreen

• Flower Color: Not applicable; grown primarily for ornamental foliage

• Ornamental Features: Frosted-looking foliage, contrasting new growth, year-round greenery

• USDA Hardiness Zones: Generally 4–8

• Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade

• Soil Preference: Moist, well-drained soil

• Water Requirements: Moderate; prefers consistent moisture during establishment

• Landscape Uses: Rock gardens, foundation plantings, evergreen borders, accent plantings, and mixed ornamental gardens

• Container Suitability: Yes, suitable for outdoor containers with adequate drainage

• Seasonal Condition: Evergreen; foliage color and density may vary seasonally

One live Snow Sawara Cypress plant (Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Snow'), nursery growing medium, 1 quart nursery container.

Pot Size: 1 Quart (QT)

Shipping Height: Not specified.

Plant Form: Young nursery-grown evergreen conifer.