Conservation Specialist
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Golden Threadleaf False Cypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Filifera Aurea’ – A hardy and beautiful golden false cypress with soft weeping foliage that adds casual elegance to any landscape year round!
She does well in either full sun or part shade. She even tolerates clay quite well as long as it is very well drained. Heavy shade may cause the foliage to be thinner, slightly sparce and be shades of apple green.
Even when well placed and perfectly happy, she is a still a slow grower in Missouri requiring at most a gentle and minimal heading back pruning every few years to maintain height . She can be easily kept under 4’. She needs at least two full growing seasons to become established enough to be fairly drought tolerant.
Remember Missouri is not a good candidate for xeriscaping unless you want Zero-landscaping. A typical season in Missouri requires our plants to appreciate spring rains, hot and usually humid summer, variable falls and both wet and dry winters! Water tolerance is as necessary of requirement for plants in this area as heat and drought tolerance!
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