What's this?

White tipped conifer...never seen one before.

 

could it be x cupressocyparis leylandii 'Silver Dust'? In the Hillier book it says it "is conspicuously blotched with cream"!! :D

 

Best pic I could come up with, a Dutch site but self explanatory: Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Silver Dust'

Ordinary Leylandii are bad enough, it looks unwell - get the chainsaw on it! :D

 

You had me worried for a minute Paladin,I aquired this lovely little conifer at the weekend
I rushed to check the label.........Relief it is Chamaecyparis.Ellwoods White 1.2 metres.Panic over................................... :D

 

Sure that's not annual growth roders?? :D

 

so, do we reckon it's 'Silver Dust'? :eek:

 

Going by what I found 'Silver Dust' grows to 8m (25ft or thereby) which looks about right given the car in the foreground of Paladin's pic so I would def. go with that unless anyone knows different.

Some more cobbled info on Chamaecyparis 'Ellwoods White'. It's is a sport of Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana Ellwoodii

A popular blue-green column for patio or border.NOT a dwarf though often sold as such.

Height 200cm
Spread 80cm
Foliage Colour Green Blue
Approximate Growth Rate 20cm per year

I assume the sport would have a similar habit to the parent though I don't trust anything that looks like a Leylandii :D