Taxon

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Tsatsumi Gold'

 
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Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Tsatsumi Gold' - Tsatsumi Gold hinoki false cypress, Golden Whorl hinoki false cypress
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: Tsatsumi Gold hinoki false cypress, Golden Whorl hinoki false cypress
Family: Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Synonym: Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Golden Whorl', Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Sanotome'
Distribution: Species native to Japan and Taiwan
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Evergreen tree
Comments: A dwarf, golden evergreen that has threadlike, fasciated (flattened) stems with an irregular habit of growth. Grows 3-6" per year. Mature height is reported to be 6' tall and nearly as wide. Good as a specimen or in groups.
Links: American Conifer Society Database • Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder

Locations

  • 1: CON: CM13 (CM13) • Accession: D1996-0333.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: CON: CR09 (CR09) • Accession: D1996-0415.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 3: FLS: BT22 (BT22) • Accession: D1996-0415.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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