Add year-round golden color and unique texture to your landscape with this live Lemon Twist Hinoki Cypress, Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Lemon Twist’, a rare evergreen conifer prized for its twisting thread-like foliage and glowing lemon-yellow color. This false cypress features soft arching foliage in vibrant shades of lemon gold to acid green, creating the appearance of a glowing fountain of golden threads.

Specially trained on a short stem, ‘Lemon Twist’ develops into a striking sculptural accent perfect for garden focal points, patios, borders, and collector landscapes. Hardy, adaptable, and easy to grow, this compact evergreen gradually matures into a graceful small tree approximately 6–8 feet tall and 3–4 feet wide, ideal for both small gardens and larger landscape designs. Its slow growth rate and year-round evergreen color make it an exceptional ornamental specimen with minimal maintenance needs.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Lemon Twist Hinoki Cypress
✔️ Botanical name: Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Lemon Twist’
✔️ Originally grown in #3 container
✔️ Healthy, rooted evergreen conifer
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Lemon Twist Hinoki Cypress
• Botanical Name: Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Lemon Twist’
• Plant Type: Evergreen conifer tree
• Growth Stage: Established container-grown plant
• Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial sun
• Soil: Well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate; water regularly during establishment
• Mature Height: Approximately 6–8 feet
• Mature Width: Approximately 3–4 feet
• Growth Habit: Compact upright with twisting arching foliage
• Growth Rate: Slow
• USDA Zones: 4–9
• Cold Hardiness: Hardy to approximately -40°F
• Foliage Color: Lemon yellow to acid green
• Special Features: Twisted thread-like evergreen foliage
• Container Friendly: Yes, excellent for patios and decorative containers

Landscape Uses

• Evergreen focal point
• Patio and container specimen
• Japanese-inspired gardens
• Mixed borders and conifer gardens
• Small landscape accent tree

Care Tip

Plant in a sunny location for the brightest golden foliage color. Mulch around the root zone to help maintain moisture and protect roots from extreme temperature swings.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.