About
Calocedrus decurrens 'Berrima Gold' is a slow-growing, evergreen conifer that features a columnar form. Its bark exhibits an orange hue, while the foliage presents a pale yellow-green color, which takes on an orange tint during the winter months.
About the genus
Calocedrus consists of evergreen trees characterized by diminutive, scale-like leaves that are organized in rows along the branches, creating flattened clusters of foliage. These trees also produce small, ovoid cones.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, North-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conifers, Trees
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- Higher than 12 metres
- Spread
- 2.5-4 metres
- Time to full height
- More than 50 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Architectural
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow as a specimen tree in well-drained soil in full sun
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free