LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Once established water deeply occasionally.
SIZE: Slow to moderate growing; reaches 25 to 35 ft. tall, 15 ft. wide.
| Description | A bold, pyramidal evergreen with attractive golden yellow new foliage that matures to a golden green on graceful, arching branches. The densely branched juvenile develops a more open branched habit as it ages, adding a highly artistic, picturesque element to the landscape. An excellent specimen tree for larger landscapes. |
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| Bloom Time | Conifer; prized for foliage. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
| Special Features | Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Waterwise, Benefits Birds |
| Problems/Solutions | Coastal Exposure, Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Tolerates Urban Pollution |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Growth Habit | Pyramidal |
| Landscape Use | Privacy Screen, Windbreak |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Japanese Maple (Acer); Azalea (Azalea); Lily of the Valley Shrub (Pieris); Barberry (Berberis); Camellia (Camellia) |
| Care Instructions | Grows easily in a wide range of soil types; avoid poorly drained, soggy sites. Best foliage color in full sun. Water deeply, regularly in first few growing seasons to establish an extensive root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates periodic drought. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. |





