Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa Flavescens' / Plumosa Flavescens Sawara cypress

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa Flavescens' is a broadly conical, dwarf selection of Sawara cypress with bright, sulfur-yellow juvenile foliage over darker green older foliage. This plant responds quite well to regular shearing and is an excellent candidate for topiary work. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 3 feet (1 m) tall and 2 feet (60 cm) wide, an annual growth rate of 3 to 4 inches (7.5 - 10 cm).

'Plumosa Flavescens' is an old cultivar that originated long ago in Japan. Phillip Franz von Siebold imported the first plants to the west via Leiden, The Netherlands in 1866.