Scientific Name
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Tetragona Aurea'
Common Name
Golden fernleaf cypress

Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Habit: Evergreen
Growth Rate: Slow
Site Requirements: Sun to partial shade; moist, well-drained soil
Height: 5 feet
Width: 3 feet
Texture: Medium
Form: Upright pyramidal; irregularly arranged branches are ascending to outspreading
Flower/Fruit: Grown for foliage
Foliage: Glossy golden yellow to bronze-yellow fern-like needles in four rows; yellow-green to blue-green in shade; curved branches
Comments: Resistant to sunburn
Cultivars: --
   


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