Scientific Name:
Chamaecyparis pisifera
'Filifera Aurea'
Pronunciation:
kam-ee-SIP-uh-riss pih-SIFF-ur-uh
Common Name:
gold threadleaf false cypress
Family Name:
Cupressaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Long cord-like golden branchlets; leaves scale-like in opposing pairs, 2-6mm long x 1-2mm wide, apex awl-like.
Habit:
Dense, Pendulous
Form:
Mounded, Weeping
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
5 - 7m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Group or mass planting, Specimen plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Scale-like
Arrangement:
Opposite, Imbricate
Texture/Venation:
Prickly
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green-yellow, Yellow
Colour in Fall:
Green-yellow, Yellow
Shapes:
Rhomboidal
Apices:
Acute, Subulate (awl-shaped)
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Colour (petals):
Male cone, No flowers, Green-yellow
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Propagation:
Cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Other:
May survive Zone 4 winters if mulched and sheltered from wind
Pest Susceptibility:
Mites, Root rot
Course(s):
- CLT Training
- HORT 2355
- Level 2 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZN) GAZebo North : q.3
- (ONE) Overpass North side East : 655