Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Soft Serve Gold'

Gold False Cypress


Photo courtesy of Prides Corner Farms

  • Bright, colorful foliage year round
  • Strong pyramidal shape
  • Easily grown in sun or shade
  • Adds year-round color to the landscape
Border or Bed
Border or Bed
Cold Tolerant
Cold Tolerant
Container
Container
Drought Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Evergreen
Evergreen
Garden
Garden
Great Foliage
Great Foliage



Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Prefers full sun to partial shade and average to fertile, medium moisture, well-drained soil. Avoid wet, poorly drained soil and planting in windy locations. Pruning is rarely needed. Mulching is beneficial.


Height: 6-10 ft
Spread: 6-10 ft
Price Level 1: $59.99~#3
Bloom Color:
Zone: 4-8
 

Additional Characteristics & Attributes:


Attributes:

  • Focal Point
  • Garden
  • Border or Bed
  • Cold Tolerant
  • Specimen
  • Mass Planting
  • Evergreen
  • Container
  • Low Maintenance
  • Great Foliage
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Heat Tolerant
  • Salt Tolerant

Critter Resistance:

  • Rabbit Resistant
  • Deer Resistant

Exposure:

  • Full Sun
  • Partial Sun

Habit:

  • Upright

Foliage Color:

  • Yellow
  • Green

Season of Interest (Foliage):

  • Fall
  • Summer

Attracts Wildlife:

  • Attracts Songbirds

Soil Moisture:

  • Moist, Well-Drained


Genus Overview: Chamaecyparis

Common Name: Sawara False Cypress

Evergreen conifer with fine, often fan-shaped, green or chartreuse foliage. Cones emerge in the summer and ripen to dark brown or black-brown in fall. Great in foundation plantings, as an accent or specimen and in hedges.