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Port Orford cedar Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Lanei

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Irrigation Port Orford cedarTenere Umido
We advise watering the young specimens, or the recently sheltered ones; the adult specimens usually are satisfied with rain water. The Port Orford cedar needs to be watered quite frequently, every 2-3 weeks ; if there are abundant rains we can diminish watering, which should be done only when the soil is dry. The suggested quantity is 2-3 buckets of water .

Care Port Orford cedar
These plants have an erect, columnar development. The Port Orford cedar Is medium in size; in spring, summer, autumn, winter it assumes a green colouring. These are evergreen plants, which means they keep their leaves year round. These plants develop like conifers.

Temperatures Port Orford cedarPosizione mezza ombra
We suggest locating this plant in a partially shady place, where it is exposed to direct sunlight during the coolest hours of the day. With a particularly windy climate we suggest securing young trees to long solid stakes, to avoid that the wind could bare young and not very developed roots; specimens which are only a few years old might fear intense cold and wind.We suggest growing the The Port Orford cedar outdoors year round, as they don't fear cold weather.

Irrigation Port Orford cedarTenere Umido
The Port Orford cedar needs to be watered quite frequently, every 2-3 weeks ; if there are abundant rains we can diminish watering, which should be done only when the soil is dry. The suggested quantity is 2-3 buckets of water . We advise watering the young specimens, or the recently sheltered ones; the adult specimens usually are satisfied with rain water.

Adversity Port Orford cedar
Generally during this time of year we suggest a pre-emptive treatment with wide range insecticide and with a systemic fungicide, to prevent the attack from part of the aphids and the development of fungus diseases, often favoured by a mild and damp climate.

Substrate Port Orford cedar
We suggest a pretty rich, quite soft, but not too drained, growing substratum.

Climate
peat
sand
Soil
Pumice
Bark
S. Organic
alpine
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2
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continental
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2
2
2
0
1
mediterranean
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3
0
1

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The Port Orford cedar also has a pleasing fragrance. The indications given in this article are related to a medium size plant.

This page concerns the weather continental it is possible to choose another climate area continental mediterranean

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