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Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Aurea'
Golden Hinoki False Cypress
- » Easy to grow Evergreen!
- » Great as a specimen or in groups
- » Contrasting yellow and green foliage
- » Year-round interest
- » Tall, pyramidal grower
- Category:Shrub
- Hardiness Zone:4-8
- Height:15-20 ft
- Spread:10-12 ft
- Bloom Color: Yellow Shades
- Foliage Color: Yellow Shades
Add a touch of textured beauty to your landscape with this tough yet soft looking and feeling evergreen that can be used as a spectacular specimen or grouped to form and even showier large hedge or barrier planting. Its foliage is actually small scales arranged in flattened, fan-like fronds that are soft to the touch. It's bright yellow on the newer, outside foliage and green on the inner, older foliage giving an outstanding color contrast that you'll find interesting year round. 'Aurea' is a tall, pyramidal grower but it's not overly fast growing as it gradually adds to its height and width each year.
Maintenance and Care
| • | Low Maintenance |
Habit
| • | Upright |
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Aurea'
Easy to grow and tolerant of all but the wettest soils, plant this selection in full to half day sun. While easy to trim, its natural, untrimmed form is beautiful on its own as long as you offer it the proper amount of landscape room. Feed yearly with an organic fertilizer. Prune in late winter. Do not cut back beyond green growth since new growth will not force from old wood.