CYPRESS, LEMON THREAD 2 GALLON
Height: 5 feet
Spread: 5 feet
Sunlight: full sun partial shade
Hardiness Zone: 4a
Other Names: Japanese Falsecypress, Sawara Falsecypress
Description:
This slow growing, semi dwarf shrubby variety will eventually attain a conical habit; it features incredible lemon-yellow threadlike evergreen foliage, excellent as a border shrub and garden accent where bold color is desired
Ornamental Features
Lemon Thread Falsecypress has attractive lemon yellow foliage which emerges gold in spring. The threadlike leaves are highly ornamental and turn yellow in fall. Neither the flowers nor the fruit are ornamentally significant.
Landscape Attributes
Lemon Thread Falsecypress is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a mounded form. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which can make it a great accent feature on this basis alone.
This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and should not require much pruning, except when necessary, such as to remove dieback. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Lemon Thread Falsecypress is recommended for the following landscape applications;
Accent
Vertical Accent
Hedges/Screening
Rock/Alpine Gardens
General Garden Use
Container Planting
Planting & Growing
Lemon Thread Falsecypress will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 70 years or more.
This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type, but has a definite preference for acidic soils. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.
Lemon Thread Falsecypress makes a fine choice for the outdoor landscape, but it is also well-suited for use in outdoor pots and containers. Because of its height, it is often used as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when grown in a container, it may not perform exactly as indicated on the tag - this is to be expected. Also note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
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