Philifera Aurea (Product code: )

Pea-fruited cypress
CHAMAECYPARIS PISIFERA "FILIFERA AUREA"
A tree 3 (5) m high. The crown is wide and conical (often flat and elongated in culture), its diameter is about 5 m.
Growth is very slow. Shoots are erect, their ends are hanging, threadlike. Needles are scaly, yellow-golden or bright yellow. Winter-hardy. Propagated by cuttings. In cultivation since 1891. Recommended for planting in groups and singly in gardens, often on rocky areas. In the Main Garden since 1970. 1 sample (1 copy). A shrub, 3.7 m high at 20 years, crown diameter 280 cm. Vegetation from 18.V ± 10. Annual growth of 5 cm, grows faster in youth, by 20 years growth slows down to 3 cm. Does not pollen. Average winter hardiness. 72% of winter cuttings take root without treatment. In St. Petersburg in the Botanical Garden of the BIN since 1977 (before that it was grown in greenhouses), it shows high decorative qualities, but it is necessary to monitor and promptly cut out dry branches in the crown. In protected places it forms cones with normally developed seeds.