{"id":7475,"date":"2015-11-15T12:00:06","date_gmt":"2015-11-15T17:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=7475"},"modified":"2015-11-10T21:26:38","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T02:26:38","slug":"stylish-blue-green-boulevard-cypress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2015\/11\/15\/stylish-blue-green-boulevard-cypress\/","title":{"rendered":"Stylish Boulevard Cypress"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7476\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DSC_0356.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7476\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7476\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DSC_0356-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"PomPom Boulevard Cypress\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DSC_0356-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DSC_0356-1024x685.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PomPom Boulevard Cypress<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8299\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Cham-Boulevard-Cypress-2.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8299\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8299\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Cham-Boulevard-Cypress-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"'Boulevard Cypress' \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Cham-Boulevard-Cypress-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Cham-Boulevard-Cypress-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Cham-Boulevard-Cypress-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8216;Boulevard Cypress&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A twist here&#8230;a\u00a0turn there, that&#8217;s the unique growth of Boulevard Cypress (<i>Chamaecyparis pisifera<\/i> \u2018Boulevard\u2019). It\u00a0is a popular medium-sized evergreen shrub for home and commercial landscapes (USDA hardiness zones\u00a05-9).\u00a0 Boulevard cypress exhibits a twisted pyramidal\u00a0form with soft, silvery blue foliage that also grows in a slightly twisted manner. The fine, texture feathery needles take on a slight purplish tint\u00a0during\u00a0the cold winter months.<\/p>\n<p>Boulevard cypress grows to mature heights of\u00a08 to 12 feet and\u00a04 to 6 feet wide. Its annual growth rate averages 6 to 10 inches. It thrives in full sun to light partial\u00a0shade. In warm Southern climes it enjoys a break from\u00a0extreme hot midday summer sun. Boulevard cypress should be planted in moist, compost-rich, well-drained, slightly acidic soil. Mulching newly planted shrubs is highly recommended. Fertilize with granular 10-10-10 or an equivalent product in late winter &#8211; early spring.<\/p>\n<p>Boulevard cypress is relatively free of serious problems although Phomopsis needle blight and root rot\u00a0problems may occur when poorly sited. Older mature specimens often show up interior needle browning, which is blown away\u00a0with a leaf blower if the buildup becomes excessive or unsightly. Seed and fruit formation are unimportant.<\/p>\n<p>Utilize Boulevard as a specimen shrub, or 5-12 foot high clipped hedge or privacy screen.\u00a0Garden centers\u00a0may sell pompom \u00a0forms. Plants should be spaced minimum of 6-8 feet apart to avoid overcrowding and eventual decline due to disease and pest problems. During the summer, inspect\u00a0all\u00a0off-colored evergreens\u00a0for a buildup of\u00a0mites; hose them down with water weekly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A twist here&#8230;a\u00a0turn there, that&#8217;s the unique growth of Boulevard Cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera \u2018Boulevard\u2019). It\u00a0is a popular medium-sized evergreen shrub for home and commercial landscapes (USDA hardiness zones\u00a05-9).\u00a0 Boulevard cypress exhibits a twisted pyramidal\u00a0form with soft, silvery blue foliage that also grows in a slightly twisted manner. The fine, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,868,299,144,650,674,806,800,665,649,774,816,659,551,843,936,1060,601,777,630,7,113,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7475"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7475"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8300,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7475\/revisions\/8300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}