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Sawara cypress 'Filifera Aurea' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Sawara cypress 'Filifera Aurea'

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea'

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Genus: Chamaecyparis
Family: Cupressaceae

About this plant

'Filifera Aurea' is a slow-growing evergreen conifer making a large broadly conical shrub of open habit, with gracefully weeping, cord-like, golden-yellow foliage in short tufts and longer unbranched shoots

Growing Information

Height

8-12 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingNorth FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grows well in moist but well-drained soil. Tolerant of chalk soils but prefers slightly acidic soil. Can scorch

Pruning

No pruning required, but shaped subjects, including hedges, will need trimming twice a year

Propagation

Propagate by grafting and semi-hardwood cuttings

Pests

Prone to aphids

Diseases

May be affected by honey fungus and Phytophthora root diseases

Garden Uses

Uses

City Courtyard

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

8-12 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Time to Full Height

Fifty To Hundred Years