Scientific Name:
Platycladus orientalis
'Aurea Nana'
Pronunciation:
plat-ee-KLAD-us or-ee-un-TAY-liss
Common Name:
dwarf golden cedar, oriental arborvitae
Family Name:
Cupressaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
A dense, conical shrub usually <2m tall; leaves scale-like, 2-4mm long x 1-2mm wide, in overlapping pairs, yellowish-green, in vertically oriented flattened sprays; seed cones oval, up to 2cm long; bark reddish-brown branchlets being two-ranked in a vertical plane.
Habit:
Dense, Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Hedge row, Small garden/space, Winter interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Scale-like
Arrangement:
Imbricate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green-yellow
Colour in Fall:
Green-yellow, Bronze
Shapes:
Rhomboidal
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Colour (petals):
Male cone, No flowers, Brown
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Green, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Persistent
Bark Morphology:
Moderately fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids, Caterpillar or cutworm, Mites, Scale insects (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
