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Fernspray Gold Hinoki cypress

Scientific name: Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Fernspray Gold'
Taxonomy
Family:Cupressaceae
Type:Coniferous trees
Native:NO
Plant Requirements
Zone:4 to 8
Plant Characteristics
Height:10 ft
Width:5 ft
Additional Characteristics
Trees


Fruit

Leaves


Bark
Wildlife value

Poisonous
Description This slender Hinoki cypress features soft, lemon–yellow foliage that has an airy, featherlike appearance of a fern frond.

  Morphology:
This small evergreen tree grows slowly to an eventual height of 10’ with a width of perhaps 5’. It bears horizontal branches with flat sprays of green interior with golden yellow branch tips. The foliage seems to fountain from the main stem, coming out very dense and well-branched.

  Adaptation:
this Hinoki cypress really stand outs in the winter against the dark tones of evergreens or the bare limbs of deciduous trees. For best growth plant it in well-drained soil and mulch heavily in order to keep the roots moist and cool. Avoid planting in full direct sun as the foliage my burn.

  Pests:
None reported.
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