Dwarf Golden Threadleaf Sawara Cypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Sungold'
Cupressaceae
Growth habit
Dwarf Shrub
Perennation
Perennial
Location
Conifer Slope, Mullestein Winter Garden
Source of plant
Plantasia, Lake County Nursery Inc., Cayuga Landscape Company
Description
Similar in habit to 'Filifera Aurea' (broadly globular reaching 4'-6' in height) but less intensely gold and more winter hardy. Iseli describes the foliage as bright gold when young, maturing to strong lime green. Lake County describes this as reaching 3' in height and 3'-4' in width with lime-green foliage that becomes more gold in full sun.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4
Special characteristics
winter interest, growth habit, leaf color, intermediate conifer