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Chamaecyparis pisifera
'Sungold'
Sungold Sawara Cypress
| Family |
| Cupressaceae |
| Genus |
| Chamaecyparis |
| Species |
| pisifera |
| Cultivar |
| 'Sungold' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 5b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Height |
| 45 - 60 cm |
| Spread |
| 90 - 120 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| Tall trunked, large evergreen conifer. |
| Landscape |
| Used as accent planting or a specimen for rock and gravel gardens. |
| Cultivation |
| Drought tolerance. Full sun to partial shade, well drained acidic soils. Little pruning needed as it is quite slow growing. |
| Shape |
| Compact and pyramidal shape with arching weeping branch. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| ID Characteristic |
| Fine gold-green needles with white tinted undersides. Red-brown scaly bark. |
| Pests |
| Juniper blight, root rot and insects like bagworms. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Peels in strips. |
| Leaf Description |
| Scale-like needles. |
| Fruit Description |
| Small, .5 cm cones with no ornamental merit. |
| Colour Description |
| The bark is reddish-brown in colour. The gold-greeneedles have a white tinted underside. The cones are green and turn blackish-brown as it ripens. |
| Texture Description |
| Fine texture. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Pinetum Park and Pine Lodge Gardens, Cornwall, England. |
| Propagation |
| Stem cuttings. |
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