Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Lane' is a popular, broadly pyramidal, moderately fast-growing selection of Lawson cypress with dense branching holding golden foliage that fully cloaks the tree from top to bottom. The golden color is at its most intense on the most sun-exposed parts of the plant, while shaded parts of the foliage will be muted to chartreuse to light green.
After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 10 feet (3 m) tall and 4.5 feet (1.5 m) wide, an annual growth rate of nearly 12 inches (30 cm).
This cultivar originated as a seedling selected in the late 1930s by H. Lane and Son'™s Nursery, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. Occasionally, one will see this conifer listed under the Latinized cultivar name, 'Lanei', which, given the year of selection, should probably be its correct name.
