Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Lemon Thread' 3/2022 Sawara k2-
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Lemon Thread' 3/2022 Sawara k2- (John Mitsch Nursery, OR 1980s) Dwarf Sawara False Cypress, Size at 10 years: 4x3ft., stringy, whip-like, golden yellow foliage, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Michigan Bloom Month -, In Garden Bed k2 for 4.3 YEARS (Lowes,). Planted in 2017.
American Conifer Society: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Lemon Thread' is a fairly slow-growing dwarf selection of Sawara cypress that grows in the form of a flattened cushion of a mixture of filamentous and typical foliage. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 4 feet (1.3 m) tall and 3 feet (1 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 4 to 5 inches (10 - 12.5 cm).
This cultivar originated as a branch sport found in the mid-1980s on a specimen of Ch. pisifera 'Lutescens' at John Mitsch Nursery, Aurora, Oregon, USA.
'Lemon Thread' is a slow-growing, semi-dwarf, broadly-conical, shrubby variety that will grow to 3-5' over the first 20 years. Noted for its bright yellow thread-like foliage. Foliage attractive in winter. Small cones appear on mature plants. Peeling, reddish-orange bark develops on mature plants. One of 3 died 2020.
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2017, 18, 20, 21, 22:
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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Lemon Thread' 3/2022 Sawara k2-
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Lemon Thread' 3/2022 Sawara k2- (John Mitsch Nursery, OR 1980s) Dwarf Sawara False Cypress, Size at 10 years: 4x3ft., stringy, whip-like, golden yellow foliage, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Michigan Bloom Month -, In Garden Bed k2 for 4.3 YEARS (Lowes,). Planted in 2017.
American Conifer Society: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Lemon Thread' is a fairly slow-growing dwarf selection of Sawara cypress that grows in the form of a flattened cushion of a mixture of filamentous and typical foliage. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 4 feet (1.3 m) tall and 3 feet (1 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 4 to 5 inches (10 - 12.5 cm).
This cultivar originated as a branch sport found in the mid-1980s on a specimen of Ch. pisifera 'Lutescens' at John Mitsch Nursery, Aurora, Oregon, USA.
'Lemon Thread' is a slow-growing, semi-dwarf, broadly-conical, shrubby variety that will grow to 3-5' over the first 20 years. Noted for its bright yellow thread-like foliage. Foliage attractive in winter. Small cones appear on mature plants. Peeling, reddish-orange bark develops on mature plants. One of 3 died 2020.
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2017, 18, 20, 21, 22:
www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=50697352%40N00&sort=da...
#Dwarf, #Conifer, #T2J, #ChamaecyparisPisifera, #Chamaecyparis, #Sawara, # FalseCypress