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Wilma Goldcrest Lemon Cypress

Wilma Goldcrest Lemon Cypress

The Wilma Goldcrest Lemon Cypress offers vibrant golden foliage year-round and a bright lemon fragrance whenever the needles are touched. Its compact, naturally tidy shape makes it a fitting tribute for patios, borders, or containers.

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Wilma Goldcrest Lemon Cypress Treebute

A luminous, lemon-scented tribute in golden foliage year-round.

The Wilma Goldcrest Lemon Cypress is prized for its vibrant, chartreuse-gold foliage that holds its color all year, along with a bright citrus fragrance released whenever the needles are touched. Its naturally tidy, cone-shaped form and slow, compact growth make it a low-maintenance tribute well-suited to containers, borders, or a sunny patio.

Each Treebute is a complete memorial tree kit designed to be planted at home, a hands-on ritual that many people find grounding and healing.

The act of planting gives your hands something purposeful to do and creates meaning, forming a living connection that continues to grow.


What Happens After You Order

Step 1

Your tree is prepared and shipped with care from our nursery.

Step 2

Your kit arrives ready to plant, with your healthy tree, care guide, and personalized memorial message.

Step 3

Follow the simple steps to plant your living memorial, whenever the time feels right.

Step 4

Care for your tree, and watch it grow over the years.

Why You'll Love the Wilma Goldcrest Lemon Cypress

  • Golden color year-round: vibrant chartreuse-yellow foliage holds its brightness in every season, standing out against most other evergreens.
  • A lemon fragrance you can touch: the needles release a strong, fresh lemon scent whenever brushed or crushed, adding a sensory element to your tribute.
  • A naturally tidy shape: grows in an even, cone-like form with little to no pruning needed, making it easy to keep neat in a container or border.


A Living Memorial That Grows With You

Finding a meaningful way to honor someone you love can feel overwhelming. A Treebute tree offers something different, a living expression of love that grows stronger each year. It gives your hands something to do and your heart something to hold.

The act of planting creates meaning. The growth creates hope. The tree creates a place to remember.

What Comes With Your Treebute Kit
  • Hardy tribute tree (size you select)
  • Step-by-step planting & watering care guide
  • Personalized memorial message

Optional Add-Ons (Customize Your Treebute Kit)

  • Planter (choose your style & size)
  • Premium potting mix (for patio planting)
  • Cremation-safe organic soil blend (for ashes, if/when you're ready)

Many customers plant without ashes - and that's just as meaningful.

Everything arrives together, ready to plant.

Nurturing Your Memorial Tribute

Even if you're new to planting, the Wilma Goldcrest Lemon Cypress is low-maintenance and naturally tidy, rewarding simple care with golden color all year.

  • Light: Full sun to bright, direct light. At least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily helps it hold its brightest gold color; too little light can cause it to green out.

  • Water: Water regularly, letting the top inch of soil dry slightly between waterings. It's sensitive to soggy soil, so make sure it drains well, especially in containers.

  • Space: Plan for a mature size of about 6 to 8 feet tall and 1 to 2 feet wide, a narrow, columnar form that fits neatly into tight spaces.

Avoid planting in overly rich soil, since it can encourage fast, weak growth. In colder or windy areas, some shelter from harsh winter wind helps protect the foliage; any winter burn typically recovers by spring.

Optional: Plant with Cremation Ashes - The Treebute® Difference

For those wishing to incorporate cremation ashes, your kit includes the option to add our Treebute® organic soil blend. This specially formulated mixture creates a safe, nurturing foundation for your tree - transforming ashes into living growth.

Your tree is meaningful with or without ashes - this is simply another way to honor someone you love.

Plant Specifications:

Botanical Name:
Cupressus macrocarpa 'Goldcrest Wilma'
Growth Rate Value:
Fast
Mature Height Value:
3-5 ft. in containers; up to 10 ft. in ground
Mature Width Value:
2-3 ft.
Sunlight Value:
Full Sun
Does Not Ship To:
AK, AZ, HI, OR
Growing Zones:
7-10 outdoors

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What if they're not ready to plant right away?

The kit includes simple instructions to care for your tree until planting time. Many customers plant on a significant date, a birthday, an anniversary, or another day that feels right.

What's included in the Wilma Goldcrest Lemon Cypress memorial kit?

Your kit includes a healthy Wilma Goldcrest Lemon Cypress in the size you select, a step-by-step planting and care guide, and a personalized memorial message. Optional add-ons like a planter or premium potting mix are also available.

Can I plant this in memory of a pet?

Yes. The Wilma Goldcrest Lemon Cypress is a meaningful tribute for a pet as well as a person, and its bright, lemon-scented foliage makes it a tree you'll notice often.

How big does it get, and how long does it live?

At maturity, expect around 6 to 8 feet tall and 1 to 2 feet wide, reached slowly over about 10 years. With good care, this cypress can remain a healthy, colorful part of your landscape for many years.

How much care does it need?

Fairly minimal once established. It needs consistent but not excessive watering and rarely requires pruning, since it naturally holds its neat, columnar shape.

What if I'm not ready to plant yet?

That's completely understandable. Your cypress can wait in its container in a bright spot with regular watering until you're ready. There's no deadline to begin.

Can I plant ashes without any special soil treatment?

We strongly advise against it and doing so will void the Warranty. Planting cremation ashes directly with a tree, without proper treatment, can stress or even kill the plant. The high sodium and pH levels create conditions that are hostile to root development. If you want your memorial tree to thrive for years to come, using the Treebute Organic Soil Blend is essential when incorporating ashes.

What makes Treebute different from other memorial tree options?

Treebute is designed to be planted at home, in your own yard, patio, or indoor space. Unlike distant memorial forests where a tree is planted somewhere you may never visit, a Treebute grows right where you can see it. It becomes a gentle, living presence in your daily life.

Every kit includes a healthy tree of your choice, clear planting and care instructions, and the option to add scientifically formulated soil for safe ash incorporation. And our team understands that every memorial is deeply personal.

How is this different from having a tree planted in a forest?

Forest donation programs plant something far away and send a card. A Treebute Kit delivers a real, living plant to your door, or to your recipient's door, so it can be planted and tended at home and seen every day. It becomes part of daily life, not a distant certificate.