Dwarf Golden Threadleaf Sawara Cypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Golden Mop'
Cupressaceae
Growth habit
Dwarf Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Location
Conifer Slope, Nevin Welcome Center, Mullestein Winter Garden
Source of plant
Plantasia, Lake County Nursery Inc., Iseli Nursery, Horticultural Associates
Description
Dwarf form, like 'Filifera Nana', but always golden-yellow (not a young plant of Filifera Aurea!!). Since there was no valid name for this plant, this one was chosen by Welch in 1960.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4
Special characteristics
winter interest, dwarf conifer, foliage characteristics