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Hardiness: USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Danger: All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: Inconspicuous/none
Bloom Time: N/A
Foliage: Grown for foliage Evergreen Chartreuse/Yellow
Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Provides winter interest
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: From semi-hardwood cuttings
Seed Collecting: N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
On May 17, 2013, Agnis from Ridgefield, WA (Zone 8b) wrote:
@ Suzanne -- When the tag says 5' to 8', that means it may or may not be that big in 10 years, depending on everything. If the above comment says the plant is 4' in 8 years, that is well within the measurements on the tag.
I must second the warning about pruning!! these lovely, shaggy trees should never be shorn. "Meatballing" them ruins them, as it does most plants. How lovely it would be if people realized that plants grow (I am not kidding), and different varieties have different growth patterns. Forcing a plant to be a 'meatball' does it a great disservice.
On May 21, 2009, we3greenes from Bristol, TN wrote:
This past Christmas, I used two of these plant in a container near our front door along with dwarf nandinas. I got tons of compliments and they did really well considering I totally neglected them. they are just starting to outgrow the containers and I am planning to move them to a hill side that we have been landscaping. I really love these.
On Nov 29, 2004, designart from Schwenksville, PA (Zone 6a) wrote:
The 'Sungold' cultivar in PA is a light green in color. The yellowish colored plants are the 'Aurea' cultivar. This plant is great for unusual texture and different foliage color. Use this shrub where you want an evergreen accent or specimen. They have a medium growth rate in PA and have weeping branches but also grow upright and will quickly block windows if used in foundation plantings. Be sure to place in an area where you can let it grow because it is best left unpruned. If you prune the branches, they never recover the weeping growth habit and look unattractive unless pruned very carefully.
On Apr 10, 2004, Todd_Boland from St. John's, NL (Zone 5b) wrote:
Sungold False Cypress is a great dwarf if you want bright yellow colour year-round. This cultivar only puts on about 2 inches of growth a year. In summer, it really turns yellow; in winter the colour is a bit more muted. Great addition to any rock garden.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
, Winterville, Georgia Chicago, Illinois Ludington, Michigan Olivette, Missouri North Middletown, New Jersey West Islip, New York Schwenksville, Pennsylvania Fairmount, Tennessee Lake Goodwin, Washington Ridgefield, Washington
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