Shrubs & garden character · Western North Carolina field companion

Gold Mop false cypress

Chamaecyparis pisifera

**'Squarrosa Minimas' Form (Buncombe County, NC)**☀ Full sun · ◐ Part sun or part shadeRandy Harter ↗ · CC BY 4.0
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Bright conifer accent; do not shear into old wood and provide drainage.

Sun Exposure: Full sun–part shade
Mature Height (ft): 3–5
Mature Width (ft): 4–6
Bloom Season: Spring

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Sun Exposure

Full sun–part shade

Growth Habit

Threadleaf mounded

Mature Height (ft)

3–5

Mature Width (ft)

4–6

More growing details

Bloom Season

Spring

Bloom Color

Inconspicuous

Evergreen / Deciduous

Evergreen

Native Status

Non-native

WNC Notes

Bright conifer accent; do not shear into old wood and provide drainage.

Drought Tolerance

Moderate

Wet-Soil Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

High

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**'Squarrosa Minimas' Full form (Buncombe County, NC)-Fall**☀ Full sun · ◐ Part sun or part shadeRandy Harter ↗ · CC BY 4.0
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