Gold Mop Cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Golden Mop') in a #5 nursery container. This slow-growing evergreen shrub features bright golden, thread-like pendulous foliage that holds its color year-round. Native to Japan, this cultivar originated as a mutation of C. pisifera 'Filifera Aurea' and is known for its finer foliage, brighter color, and compact growth habit.

The Gold Mop Cypress reaches 2 to 5 feet tall and wide at maturity with a rounded, pyramidal form, though it may take up to 10 years to reach 2 feet in height. It thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-drained, moist to average soils including clay, loam, and sand. Once established, it tolerates some drought. Exfoliating reddish-brown bark adds visual interest throughout the seasons.

This low-maintenance shrub seldom needs pruning and is well suited for foundation plantings, rock gardens, hedges, borders, patio containers, and as a landscape specimen. Hardy in USDA zones 4a through 8b. Somewhat susceptible to bagworms, root rot, and juniper blight.