Sawara False Cypress

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Squarrosa Lutea' Cupressaceae

Growth habit

Shrub/Tree

Perennation

Perennial

Location

Conifer Slope

Source of plant

Iseli Nursery

Description

Globose habit, to about 80cm high; needles very long, about 7-8mm long, always golden-yellow. Originated before 1949 at Koster and Zonen Nusery as a mutation. Sensitive to frost and wind.

USDA Hardiness Zone

3

Special characteristics

foliage characteristics, winter interest, intermediate conifer