Cream to yellow flowers in spring are followed by interesting tufted seed pods. Use as a ground cover. To 35 feet. Sun or partial shade. The needles of this slow-growing conifer have a silvery cast.
Growth is dense and compact.
Use as a specimen, as a focal point in shrub borders or in clumps of plants of various sizes in rock gardens. To 8 feet. Full sun to shade. Moderate to ample water. A deciduous shrub with leaves similar to those of vine maple, only smaller.