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Golden Thread-Leaved Sarawa-Cypress

Tagged as: Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca

Botanical Name: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Fillifera Aurea'
Common Name: Golden Thread-Leaved Sarawa-Cypress

Updated 3/2012


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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea' at The Morton Arboretum Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea'
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Height: 15-20' Spread: 8-12' Habit/Form: Mounded Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 5-7

Cultural Requirements: Best in sun to part shade in moist, humus-rich, well-drained, acidic soil; heat tolerant

Ornamental Characteristics: Golden yellow, fine-textured foliage; dense mound

Use in the Landscape: Great accent plant, use in mixed borders

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