Ideas for Enjoyment | Key Characteristics | Care Tips

IDEAS FOR ENJOYING YOUR

Empire Lawson Falsecypress

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Empire’

  • Features soft, yellow-gold needles and feathery, upwardly-growing branches
  • These decorative evergreen shrubs are very versatile, popular, and easy to grow
  • Good choice for hedges or privacy screens
  • Interesting colour in a container or planter on your front step or patio

Key Characteristics of your Empire Lawson Falsecypress

USDA Zone

Zone 5-7

Colour

Yellow

Sunlight

Full to Partial Sun

Warning

Not for human or animal
consumption

Size

Mature Height: 5-8’ tall (1.5-2.5m)
Mature Width: 1-3.5’ wide (0.5-1m)

Growth Habit

Upright, pyramidal, conical tree

Caring for your Empire Lawson Falsecypress

      • To keep your Chamaecyparis happy indoors, water thoroughly when soil slightly dry and apply a balanced fertilizer monthly. If repotting, use an all purpose soil.
      • If you want to incorporate your Chamaecyparis in your outdoor landscape, plant your tree in a garden bed or in an outdoor pot where it will thrive in full sun or half shade. 
      • This plant grows well in moist but well-drained soil. It tolerates alkaline soils but prefers slightly acidic soils.
      • No pruning is required for standalone trees other than light shaping, but hedges may need trimming up to twice per year.