Go Back Japanese Falsecypress

Posted: May 7, 2019 at 4:24 PM
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold'
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    Plant Type: Conifer Shrubs

    Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Best golden foliage color in full sun. Prefers moist, fertile soils. Avoid wet, poorly-drained soils, however. Shelter from wind. This Sawara cypress cultivar is a mounding, globose to broadly conical, dwarf evergreen shrub which features golden, fine-textured, thread-like foliage on stringy, weeping branches. New growth foliage emerges bright gold but eventually matures to lime green. Very slow growing, typically reaching only 3-5' tall in 10 years. May eventually reach a mature size of 8' tall and 12' wide, but can easily be kept smaller with minimal pruning.

    Currently not available for online purchase.

    Growing & Maintenance Tips:

    Use in Rock gardens, foundation plantings. Excellent specimen. Golden foliage provides year-round interest.

    Flower Color

    Very few cones, if any

    Foliage Color

    Yellow to lime green

    Plant Spread

    3 - 5 ft.

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    Hardness Zone

    3-7

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