Botanical Name: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea'
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Common Name: Gold Threadleaf Cypress  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Conifer, Shrub

 

Height Range

3-6'

 

Flower Color

n/a

 

Flower Season

n/a

 

Leaf Color

Gold, Light Green, Yellow

 

Bark Color

Brown, Red

 

Fruit Color

Brown

 

Fruit Season

Winter, Fall

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

'Filifera Aurea’ is a Sawara cypress cultivar that is noted for its drooping yellow foliage and dense, broad habit. This slow-growing evergreen reaches about 6 to 8 feet tall over 20 years, but may eventually reach 15 to 20 feet tall in optimum conditions. Features golden, weeping, thread-like foliage that provides excellent texture and color to foundation plantings (though best suited to an east or north aspect). Foliage provides attractive winter interest. Cones, small in size, appear only on mature plants. Peeling, reddish-brown bark develops on mature branches. Not an evergreen for the low-water garden, but suited to gardens that receives moderate to average watering.