Golden King Port Orford Cedar - The Guardian™ Series
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Golden King'
Robust growing evergreen is rounded when young, becoming pyramidal with age. Spreading branches hang downward. Broad fan-shaped branchlets hold beautiful golden-yellow foliage, yellow-green with age. This new Chamaecyparis lawsoniana variety is grown on a root stock that is resistant to Phytophthora lateralis - a disease that has caused the demise of many lawsoniana's over the last two decades. This rootstock was developed by Oregon State University and is marketed under The Guardian™ Series. We are utilizing this new rootstock on several varieties: 'Blue Surprise', 'Golden King', 'Silberstar', and 'Yvonne'.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | kam-e-SIP-a-ris la-so-ni-A-na |
| Key feature: | Dramatic Foliage Color |
| Plant type: | Conifer |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 6 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing to 30 to 40 ft. tall, 15 to 18 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Pyramidal |
| Special features: | Dramatic Foliage Color, North American Native, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Privacy Screen, Specimen |
| Blooms: | Does not flower |
| Foliage color: | Yellow |
| Item no.: | 2363 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
Robust growing evergreen is rounded when young, becoming pyramidal with age. Spreading branches hang downward. Broad fan-shaped branchlets hold beautiful golden-yellow foliage, yellow-green with age. This new Chamaecyparis lawsoniana variety is grown on a root stock that is resistant to Phytophthora lateralis - a disease that has caused the demise of many lawsoniana's over the last two decades. This rootstock was developed by Oregon State University and is marketed under The Guardian™ Series. We are utilizing this new rootstock on several varieties: 'Blue Surprise', 'Golden King', 'Silberstar', and 'Yvonne'.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | kam-e-SIP-a-ris la-so-ni-A-na |
| Key feature: | Dramatic Foliage Color |
| Plant type: | Conifer |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 6 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing to 30 to 40 ft. tall, 15 to 18 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Pyramidal |
| Special features: | Dramatic Foliage Color, North American Native, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Privacy Screen, Specimen |
| Blooms: | Does not flower |
| Foliage color: | Yellow |
| Item no.: | 2363 |
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