Hinoki Cypress 'Crippsii'
Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Crippsii’ · a gold Hinoki cypress
An upright golden hinoki whose spreading branches carry drooping sprays of bright gold foliage that light up the winter garden, a striking specimen or backdrop for a border. The gold is richest in full sun; give it acid, moist soil that drains well.
- Mature size
- 12 × 4.5 ft
- 3.5 × 1.4 m, tall × wide
- Hardiness
- Zones 4a–8b
- USDA
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to moist
Hinoki Cypress 'Crippsii' at its mature size
A mature Hinoki Cypress 'Crippsii' grows to about 12 ft tall and 4.5 ft wide, taller than most people.
Drawn to scale beside a 5 ft 9 in person. With VeraScape, you see it at this size in your own yard.
Typical mature size, unpruned. Sources: NC State Extension, conifersociety.org.
Through the year
What Hinoki Cypress 'Crippsii' looks like month by month in a typical zone 6–7 garden.
In leaf · Year-round
Drooping sprays of bright golden-yellow scale foliage, greener inside the tree.
Photos
Growing Hinoki Cypress 'Crippsii'
- Grows well in
- The Northeast, the Southeast, the Midwest, and the Pacific Northwest.
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Good for
- Privacy screen, small space, specimen, drought tolerant, and winter interest
- Leaves
- Evergreen
- Native to
- Japan and Taiwan
Spacing
VeraScape spaces plants so their grown canopies just touch. For Hinoki Cypress 'Crippsii', that’s about 4.5 ft apart, center to center.
Place a row in your own yard and VeraScape spaces them at their mature width, so you can see whether they’ll crowd the walk.
See Hinoki Cypress 'Crippsii' in your yard before you dig
Visualize it at its true size, alongside the rest of your design.
Other cypresses
Golden Mop Threadleaf Cypress
Hinoki Cypress 'Gracilis'
Hinoki Cypress 'Crippsii'
Wells Special Hinoki CypressAll drawn to the same scale.