You probably know that I’m a big fan of the dwarf hinoki cypress. A unique upright form ... the branches on this narrow, conical shrub grow in a spiral fashion creating an elegant sculptural ...

Other small evergreens, like the dwarf Hinoki cypress and dwarf Scotch pine ... Just keep in mind that these plants require full sun to grow, and they’re only winter hardy in zones 9 through ...

Fortunately, every variety of dwarf hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Nana ... of a hinoki cypress is that it tends to make them grow wider. If you don’t want a chubby tree, shorten ...

That plant is highly prone to spider mites, by the way. I like dwarf Hinoki cypress better as a compact, slow-growing, upright, soft-needled evergreen that's much more bug-resistant. Yews ...

SEATTLE — Gardening expert Ciscoe Morris said pruning dwarf conifers can be tricky in the Evergreen State because they never stop growing here. He demonstrated on his Hinoki cypress spiralis.