Family: Cupressaceae
Scientific Name: Cupressus macrocarpa Goldcrest
Common Name: Monterey Cypress Goldcrest, Lemon Cedar, Goldcrest Cypress
Description | A medium sized, gold colored form of the much larger Monterey Cypress |
Pronunciation | (kuu-Pres-us) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Coniferous |
Hardiness Zone | (5,6)7-9 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | aveage |
Soil & Site | aveage |
Flowers | not ornamental |
Leaves | golden yellow, small, scale-like, aromatic, ascending |
Stems | flaking or scaly bark |
Dimensions | 10 feet tall, 2-3 spread, narrow columnar |
Propagation | cuttings |
Cultivar Origin | Goldcrest was raised at Treseder’s nursery in Cornwall, England, UK., shortly after the Second World War. |
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