Golden Threadleaf Falsecypress                kam-e-SIP-a-ris pi-SIF-er -a

• Conifer, evergreen shrub/tree, semi-dwarf, 15-20 ft (5-6 m), broad conical, also grows flat, slow growing.  Branches and leaves like ‘Filifera’, but yellow.
• Sun required for full color development, but may cause sunburn.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 4      In cultivation before 1891.
• Some comparable cultivars:
  • ‘Filifera Aurea Nana’  -  it is not a genuine dwarf, but a slow growing cultivar propagated from the lateral branches of ‘Filifera Aurea’, and can grow to height of 2 m (Bärtels, p. 240).
  • ‘Golden Mop’  -  it is a mutation of ‘Filifera Aurea’ and a true dwarf, to 1 m , with more intense yellow.
  • ‘Lemon Thread’  -  leaves bright yellow, has both juvenile and adult foliage.
  • ‘Sungold’  -  it is less yellow than ‘Filifera Aurea’, but withstands full sun, and is hardier (van Gelderen and van Hoey Smith, 1996).
• Oregon State Univ. campus: east of Women's Center (south of Benton Hall).