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Genus: Platycladus Species: orientalis cvs. Family: CUPRESSACEAE Common name: Golden Biota, Golden Arborvitae Plant type: Evergreen conifer Habit/form: Here are some established cultivated varieties of the Platycladus orientalis. 'Aurea' is a semi-dwarf form, erect ovoid shape, generally up to 3m height and base of crown 1m wide, characteristic rich, creamy, yellow maturing to greenish-yellow in winter. Berkman's Golden Arbor-vitae is a very popular dwarf cultivar, ovoid-globular shape, generally about 2m height, with bright yellow dense foliage in the summer maturing bronze-yellow in winter. 'Beverlyensis' a fastigiated cultivar, reaching about 5m in height and 2m wide at base of crown, foliage bright yellow in spring and summer, yellow foliage can be predominant on tips of new growth, maturing to yellow-green in winter. P. orientalis is generally a small conifer, 8-15m height, with an irregular rounded crown, can be broad, conical, some shrubby habit. Produces a cluster of multiple stems about equal size/diameter, upright, with notable vertically flattened branchlets, perky crown, full body, good symmetry of foliage radiating outward and also pointing upward as it reaches the top of the crown. The crown can lose some symmetry.