1. BOTANICAL NAME
CHAMAECYPARIS PISIFERA ‘Gold Mop’

2. PRONUNCIATION
kam - ee - SIP - er - us pih – SIFF – er - ah

3. COMMON NAME
Gold Mop Chamaecyparis

4. FAMILY
Cupressaceae

5. Life Cycle
Evergreen perennial

7. Growth Habit
Shrub
Height 2’ - 4’
Width 3’ - 5’
Spreading

8. ARRANGEMENT and Composition
Awls-Tapering upward from the base to a slender or rigid point

9. LEAF
Scale-like
Length 1/16”
Width 1/16”

11. MARGIN

12. VEINS
Parallel

14. FLOWER
Insignificant

15. FRUIT
Insignificant

16. EXPOSURE
Sun
Part Shade

17. GROWTH
Slow

18. USE
Specimen
Foundation

19. DESCRIPTION Foliage is “thread like” and golden yellow in color
Foliage has conspicuous white marking beneath

20. CULTURAL PRACTICES
Will sunburn in full sun turning brown

21. PROBLEMS

22. ZONES
5 - 8

23. NATIVE OF:
Introduced