Chamaecyparis obtusa ('Tsatsumi Aurea') 'TSATSUMI GOLD' Hinoki cypress
Symbivit Tric (arbuscular)
Symbivit (arbuscular)Chamaecyparis
The genus Chamaecyparis comprises a small group of coniferous trees native exclusively to eastern Asia and the western regions of North America. Botanically, it belongs to the cypress family and is characterised by its fine branch structure, scale‑like foliage and remarkable diversity of forms and colours, which has made it one of the most important genera of ornamental conifers. The genus was first formally described by Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher (1804–1849) in the first half of the nineteenth century, at a time when Europe was becoming increasingly familiar with the flora of the Far East. Fossil evidence suggests that the ancestors of modern false cypresses were once far more widely distributed, making the genus another example of woody plants that survived major climatic shifts in restricted refuges.
If you fell in love with cypress bearing thread-like leaves don’t ever miss this variety called Tsatsumi Gold. It is a Japanese selection of Hinoki cypress with thin branches, densely covered with tiny, scale-like, pointed leaves (needles) which tend to disappear on older branches, revealing their orange-brown colour. Young foliage is bright yellow and turns yellow-green in summer. In autumn and winter it gains golden shades. Tsatsumi Gold is a slow grower, forming a rounded shape when young, and pushing up a central leader when older which changes the shape to widely pyramidal. 15-year-old plants can be about 1m tall and wide.
Last update 06-02-2013
Hinoki cypress likes medium fertile, acid to neutral, moist but well-drained soil. Grow it preferably in full sun or only a light shade so that the plant keeps its compact shape and bottom branches. Pruning or trimming can be done in early spring after all frosts. Mulching is recommended for keeping the soil moist. Fully hardy to -29°C (USDA zone 5), possibly a little more.
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