| General Description | Small, mounded shrub is sparse with sprays of long thread-like scaled foliage. |
| ID Characteristic | Long cord-like scaled foliage, very slow growing, appears low growing and mounded with shoots cascading from the center stalk. Bronze winter colour. |
| Shape | Mounded and mop-like with sprays of cord-like foliage which radiates upwards from the center and cascades to the ground. |
| Landscape | Can be used in rock gardens, garden border grafted forms may be used as a specimen plant in the landscape. |
| Propagation | Fully-ripe cuttings should be taken in December – January when the plant is dormant. Cut 7 - 12 cm from the parent plant, preferably with a “heel” still attached. Remove any leaves on the bottom third of the cutting and place in propagation bench with bottom heat treated with 8,000 ppm of IBA and mist. |
| Cultivation | Plant in full sun to partial shade on moist, well-drained soils, growth will be stunted if planted in dry place, pH adaptable. |
| Pests | Bagworms and sun scorch can be problematic. Deer resistant. |
| Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Older bark is dark brown-bronze and smooth; younger stems are reddish-brown overlapping, acuminate scales, each with one tiny ‘bubble’ dot. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Terminal bud is absent. |
| Leaf Description | Sprays of cord-like foliage is appressed, oval-obvate scales appear two ranked. |
| Flower Description | Non-flowering. |
| Fruit Description | Cultivar does not produce fruit. |
| Colour Description | Summer foliage is bright green and darkens in the winter with hints of bronze tones typical of the Thuja genus. |
| Texture Description | Medium |
