Chamaecyparis lawsoniana - Port Orford cedar

continental : These plants prefer partially shady places, where they can be exposed to direct solar rays only in the evening or early morning hours.
The Chamaecyparis lawsoniana is a very rustic plant, that can bear very harsh temperatures; it is advisable to grow it in the garden.

alpine : Let's choose a partially shaded place for our plant, where it can be exposed to direct sunrays for a few hours a day.
The Chamaecyparis lawsoniana is surely a rustic plant, it’s possible to grow it in the garden year round.

mediterranean : Locate this plant in a partially shady place, where it can receive solar rays during the coolest hours of the day.
The Chamaecyparis lawsoniana is a rustic plant, which can be planted in the garden during the whole year.

continental : Watering during this period of the year must be frequent and regular; let’s irrigate at least every 2-3 weeks with 4-5 buckets of water, watering more often during the hottest days of the year.

alpine : During the summer these plants need regular and abundant watering, to be done every 3-4 weeks, waiting for the ground to dry between an irrigation and another. The recommended doses are 3-4 buckets of water.

mediterranean : Let’s irrigate the The Chamaecyparis lawsoniana every 1-2 weeks, always waiting for the soil to be dry before wetting it again with 5-6 buckets of water.

Fertilization Chamaecyparis lawsoniana : In the summer let’s fertilize only newly planted trees, enriching the soil with manure or humus, therefore improving its mixture; as far as the plants which have been growing for long, we can avoid fertilizing them during this time of year.