Hinoki Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Lutea'
Cupressaceae
Growth habit
Dwarf Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Location
Source of plant
Buchholz & Buchholz Nursery
Description
A bright, rich, sulphur yellow plant, sometimes almost white with darker tips and holding its color all year. It becomes a choice irregular upright con of 'Nana' type foliage. In ten years only 40-70cm tall. A sport on a specimen of 'Nana Gracilis' introduced by Jan Spek, Netherlands before 1966.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
dwarf conifer, winter interest, foliage characteristics