Dwarf Gold Threadbranch Falsecypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea Nana'
Cupressaceae (Cypress Family)
▲ small plant
▲ closer view of longer flexible twigs with short, awl-like needles
Location on or near campus: east side of Karls Hall
Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Filifera Aurea:’ Gold Threadbranch False Cypress
(shrub)
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branchlets slender, more
rounded, cordlike, needles slightly spreading at tips of branchlets; needles in
pairs with whitish lines on them
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grows in 6-8' tall and 10'
wide in a drooping mound
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fruit is a small
yellow-brown cone
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prefers full sun, moist,
high-organic matter, well-drained acidic soils
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medium growth rate