About
This upright, column-like evergreen conifer features dense, dark green leaves.
About the genus
Cupressus are robust, evergreen trees characterized by their flaking or scaly bark. They typically feature columnar or narrowly ovoid crowns, along with small, often fragrant, scale-like foliage. The female cones are small and spherical in shape.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, South-facing, North-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conifers
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 8-12 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 20-50 years
- Suggested uses
- Architectural, Coastal
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Protect from cool, drying winds. Tolerates dry conditions
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed or semi-hardwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to cypress aphid
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to coryneum canker and honey fungus