Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sulphurea' is a strongly growing, upright selection of sawara cypress with dense branching and sulphur-yellow adult foliage. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 6 to 9 feet (2 - 3 m) tall and half as wide, an annual growth rate of 6 to 10 inches (15 - 25 cm).
This cultivar originated as a seedling selected in the early 1900s at Herm. A. Hesse Nurseries, Weener am Ems, Germany.
