| General Description | This dense evergreen tree has reddish brown bark with rounded ridges and deep furrows; the scale like foliage is arranged in opposite pairs that are flattened and overlapping. |
| ID Characteristic | Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Winston Churchill' is a large pyramidal tree with green and golden yellow horizontal or drooping branches. |
| Shape | Very dense and conical. |
| Landscape | It is a great specimen plant with its beautiful green and golden yellow foliage which adds to the landscape during winter months. |
| Cultivation | Requires sun with cool moist soil conditions, and it can tolerate sandy to clay loams. |
| Pests | Phytophthora lateralis is a fungus which causes the root system to rot and eventually kill the tree. |
| Notable Specimens | Winter Garden, Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom. |
| Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description | The bark is a silvery to reddish brown. It is fibrous and has thick rounded ridges and deep furrows that can reach 16–25 cm thick on old trees. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | The buds are 2–4 mm and brown in colour. |
| Leaf Description | Flattened, overlapping, scale like sprays that are 2–6 mm long, green and golden yellow colour at the tips. |
| Flower Description | Monoecious, the staminate is pink to crimson in colour and the pistillate is a steely blue. |
| Fruit Description | Numerous globose cones, 10 mm across; when they first develop they are a bluish green; with maturity they turn reddish brown and are bloomy. There are 2–4 oblong seeds closely pressed together; they are glossy brown and broadly winged. |
| Colour Description | The colour of the foliage is green with golden yellow tips and the bark is a silvery to reddish brown colour. |
| Texture Description | Foliage has a medium texture. |
