This is a lovely little conifer to add a bright accent to a sunny spot in your garden. Chamaecyparis obtusa ’Verdoni’ grows to between 3 & 8 feet tall by up to 3 feet wide, slowly. All references we have seen agree with our personal observation at the nursery, that it does not burn even in full sun. It is evergreen needing well-drained soil. The growth is somewhat contorted in a compact way. Zones 5 - 8. Larger sizes available at the nursery.

Exceedingly handsome as a container plant for the first few years of life, Chamaecyparis obtusa ’Filicoides’ eventually becomes a large shrub with feathery branchlets. It can be clipped but is more attractive in its own irregular branching. Wants a sunny spot, evergreen, to 15’ for zones 4-8.

Chamaecyparis pisifera Squarrosa Aurea came to us from a nursery on the west coast. I ordered the cuttings, because we have a number of Chamaecyparis pisifera Squarrosa planted at the nursery which are handsome with their soft blue fluffy foliage. How neat to imagine a similar texture in gold. But I have no idea how large it gets. This I do know: it’s evergreen, it’s a conifer, it likes sun. Based on its species, it should be hardy in zones 4 - 8. Currently, it’s very cute. If it grows as large as Squarrosa (40 feet), cute may not be the term.