Gold Mop False Cypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera · Conifer
Gold Mop False Cypress is a slow-growing conifer, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 2–3 ft × 3–4 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in moist and well-drained soil. It grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 2–3 ft × 3–4 ft
- Spacing
- 3–4 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Moist, Well-drained
- Foliage
- Gold, Yellow, Chartreuse
- Native to
- Japan
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