Paul's Gold Threadleaf False Cypress

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Paul's Gold'

Pronunciation: kam-e-SIP-a-ris pee-SEE-fer-uh
SKU #40181
5-8

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With its year-round golden green foliage and its tight, compact growing habit, this charming, well-behaved conifer will add carefree color to landscapes, providing excellent contrast for green-leaved shrubs and trees. Tolerates mild periodic drought once established in the landscape, but does not tolerate prolonged periods of drought. Evergreen.
LIGHT: Full sun, Partial sun
WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Slow growing; reaches 5 ft. tall, 6 ft. wide.

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This Plant's Growing Zones: 5-8

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Bloom TimeConifer; prized for foliage.
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesDramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Compact Form
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant
Growth RateSlow
Landscape UseBorder, Container, Hedge, Hillside
Foliage ColorChartreuse
Companion PlantsNinebark (Physocarpus); Juniper (Juniper); Potentilla (Potentilla); Switch Grass (Panicum); Boxwood (Buxus); Coneflower (Echinacea)
Care InstructionsProvide enriched, slightly acidic, evenly moist, well-drained soil; avoid wet, heavy soils or prolonged drought. Best color in full sun. Shelter from drying winds. Fertilize in early spring. Periodic pruning of the top leader will help the plant maintain a mounding habit, otherwise needs only occasional light pruning.
Details
Bloom TimeConifer; prized for foliage.
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesDramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Compact Form
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant
Growth RateSlow
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Container, Hedge, Hillside
Foliage ColorChartreuse
Companion PlantsNinebark (Physocarpus); Juniper (Juniper); Potentilla (Potentilla); Switch Grass (Panicum); Boxwood (Buxus); Coneflower (Echinacea)
Care
Care InstructionsProvide enriched, slightly acidic, evenly moist, well-drained soil; avoid wet, heavy soils or prolonged drought. Best color in full sun. Shelter from drying winds. Fertilize in early spring. Periodic pruning of the top leader will help the plant maintain a mounding habit, otherwise needs only occasional light pruning.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.