Description

A beautiful rounded shrub with golden foliage throughout the season, may soften to a greenish-gold in winter; a dense grower with radiant sprays, the perfect size for home landscape use

Landscape Attributes

Hillier's Falsecypress is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a more or less rounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

Hillier's Falsecypress is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Hillier's Falsecypress will grow to be about 8 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 7 feet. It has a low canopy, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium 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 somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selection of a native North American species.