Scappose, OR (Zone 8a) | September 2023 | positive
Like many of the size, lighting and soil advice you find online, they need to be taken with a grain of salt. That particularly applies to...Read More this plant. As others have cited this plant neither stays small nor contained. The great thing about this cultivar though is, that after it is established (year to two years), you can edit out a lot of growth early spring with little ill effect. You can make it a minaret or let it all go wild and wooly if you have the desire and space. The example I got from a great mail order supplier was maybe in a 5 or 7 gallon container and about 3 ' tall. In the 2.5 years since I purchased it, (Zone 8a) it has grown to 9' tall and and has 4-5" trunk diameter! Yep, you have read that correctly. See photo example, with cream colored home and blue EV. Vigorous grower---an understatement! Handsome bark....nice feathery foliage---a keeper for sure. Have it set in a home made root barrier so down the road it won't damage the driveway, and I plan on editing the top branches (have already done the sides) once it gets around 15 feet.
We planted 3 bald cypress saplings many years ago. They were planted with absolutely no knowledge of how they grow except they were cypr...Read Moreess and we hoped there would be enough moisture. It was a good choice. I estimate their height at around 60 feet now - way above the nearby power lines. We've gotten used to them turning bald in the winter. Love em. The only helpful comment I have is if you want to trim back some of the lower branches you can't just shorten them - they bush out like crazy. Some of the comments mentioned Japanese beetles. I haven't noticed pests of any kind.
My biggest customer in southeast Pennsylvania ordered a sapling by mail of this cultivar from Rossilyn Nursery that used to be in busines...Read Mores in New Jersey. It was reported to only get about 6 feet high after 10 years. Not so! it is about 15 feet high and about 6 feet wide in 2015. It was bought about 2002 to 2004. Well, this cultivar won't get as big as the mother species.
Most sources list the maximum height of this cultivar as 10'. This is incorrect. One at Raulston Arboretum is over 20' and growing. It is...Read More smaller, denser, and slower than the species, but as this is a relatively new introduction, it's maximum height may yet to be determined. I imagine that climate and growing conditions may influence it's size. This is a gorgeous plant and I hate to think that people are planting it in locations where it will have to be removed. A local nursery offered some amazing specimens that were all about 15'. They display a magnificently ordered and sculptural structure. 'Peve Minaret' gets more impressive with age, so give it the space it needs to achieve its full effect.
Springfield, IL (Zone 6a) | September 2011 | neutral
Just a breif comment Japanese Beetles like all softer bald cypress .. maybe this one more?? but I wouldn't put that as a negative that is...Read More the nature of the beetle it likes those trees best along with many other including roses contorted filbert and cherries... but I have seen little difference inn their love for the bald cypress cultivars . seven works best with spreader sticker lasts two weeks with rain.
This a very ornamental and feathery little tree. It seems to hold onto leaves late in fall prolonging the rust brown effect. It is very ...Read Moretough. It doesn't care about whether soils are dry or wet just like the species. Fall color comes later than many other plants so the feathery green is a good contrast to other fall colors. There is one characteristic that seperates this plant though from that status quo of bald cypress a little bit, Japanese beetles love it and seem to favor it over other more typical feeding plants just for foliage. I list this as a concern for beetle prone areas specifically because for those who have little time to garden, that garden organicly, or don't want something higher maintenance, this tree may not be good for your location.
I have other bald cypresses that do barely get touched or as severely attacked, more specifically the true tree forms where foliage is more open or feeding material greater in quantity. The compact foliage of Peve Minaret make it much easier for the beetles to gather and feed while mating that only attracts more beetles because of pheromones. I had to clean this tree 3-4x a day of beetles for 6 weeks and after feeling I lost a summer to beetle control, I decided to do systemics. I just can't give this tree up like I have on some of my hardy hibiscus and roses.
I don't say this as a negative but only to help people be cautious or informed about purchasing an expensive dwarf tree that can easily be mutilated into a brown cloud without control if you have pets or health concerns about chemicals. Protection will be needed on this plant as it will not be able to grow big enough to replenish its food supply when it is constantly under attack as compared to larger shade trees. As the tree matures and growth slows I see this being a more significant issue. I would recommend being cautious planting this tree in areas of irrigation, locations near waterways or low spots where water can drain to and near golf courses where beetles will be a constant and heavy problem. Beetles are the only maintenance or cultural issue however. I have plants turn yellow from chlorosis but this plant seems to have no problem with it and even grows 1.5' a year in its young age. Tree is now slowing down near 8' in height
Like many of the size, lighting and soil advice you find online, they need to be taken with a grain of salt. That particularly applies to...Read More
We planted 3 bald cypress saplings many years ago. They were planted with absolutely no knowledge of how they grow except they were cypr...Read More
My biggest customer in southeast Pennsylvania ordered a sapling by mail of this cultivar from Rossilyn Nursery that used to be in busines...Read More
Most sources list the maximum height of this cultivar as 10'. This is incorrect. One at Raulston Arboretum is over 20' and growing. It is...Read More
Just a breif comment Japanese Beetles like all softer bald cypress .. maybe this one more?? but I wouldn't put that as a negative that is...Read More
This a very ornamental and feathery little tree. It seems to hold onto leaves late in fall prolonging the rust brown effect. It is very ...Read More