Chamaecyparis pisifera, commonly known as Sawara cypress, is a large, pyramidal, evergreen conifer that grows in the wild to 50-70’ (infrequently to 150') tall with a trunk diameter to 5'. In cultivation, it more typically matures to a much smaller 20-30' tall. It is native to the Japanese islands of Honshu and Kyushu.

A very popular evergreen shrub noted for its gracefully weeping golden foliage, Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Filifera Aurea’ (Sawara Cypress) is a dense, semi-dwarf conifer that slowly grows into a broad cone of open habit.