Plants by mail order since 1984, over 4100 plants online today
Nursery & Gardens open: Mon - Sat 8:30 - 16:30 & Sun 11:00 - 16:00
Pop up café: open weather dependent
- Shop Now
- Burncoose Specialities
- This Month
- Offers & Promotions
- RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
- 40 years at Burncoose
- Engage With Us
- Information, Help & Advice
- About Us & Our Services
- Terms & Conditions
- Log In / Register
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/artwork/badges/award.64.png)
CUPRESSUS macrocarpa 'Goldcrest'
Commonly known as Monterey cypress
Erect. Rich gold colour best in the winter
Further Reading....
-
EvergreenScale-like leaves in dense sprays
-
Height5m (16ft)
-
Spread2.5m (8ft)
-
Tree
-
Hardy - average winterHardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central/northerly locations. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -10°C (14°F)
-
Full sunShelter from cold, drying winds
CUPRESSUS macrocarpa 'Goldcrest'
- Details
- Mature Size
- Tips and Advice
- Goes Well With
- Planting Combinations
- Other Suggestions
- See Also...
-
Additional FeaturesGood to knowSuitable for coastal areas. May be used as a hedge or screen.Pests & DiseasesAphids, honey fungus, coryneum canker.Place of originUSA (California)
-
Garden Location/ConditionsCoastal / windsweptTolerant of full exposure to sea winds
-
HardinessFrost hardy (down to -5)
-
Leaf Colour (if not green)Gold
-
Scented PlantsScented foliageCitrus-scented foliage when crushed
-
Seasonal InterestAutumnSpringSummerWinter
-
Soil ConditionsFertile well drained soil
-
Tree ShapeConicalNarrowly conical
Cupressus - Growing Guide
- Cupressus - Growing Guide
- Large cupresuss hedges
- Gymnosperms and angiosperms - Video Tip ondemand_video
Trees - Care Guide
- How to plant a tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- How to plant a tree
- Ties - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Restaking fallen young trees - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fallen old tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Clearing up fallen beech tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing side shoots - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning and Shaping Magnolia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Deer protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed Spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing Ivy - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing wire protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tree Survey - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Crown uplift - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing shoots below graft - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing peeling bark - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Maintaining variegation - Video Tip ondemand_video
5m (16ft)
|
![]() |
![]() |
2.5m (8ft) |
![ARTEMISIA ludoviciana 'Silver Queen' ARTEMISIA ludoviciana 'Silver Queen'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/artemisia_ludoviciana_silver_queen_340.jpg)
ARTEMISIA ludoviciana 'Silver Queen'
Western mugwort, White sage
Available from £13.50
![CHAMAECYPARIS lawsoniana 'Ellwood's Gold' CHAMAECYPARIS lawsoniana 'Ellwood's Gold'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/chamaecyparis_ellwoods_gold_1026s.jpg)
CHAMAECYPARIS lawsoniana 'Ellwood's Gold'
Lawson cypress, Port Orford cedar
Available from £14.50
![MAHONIA eurybracteata 'Soft Caress' MAHONIA eurybracteata 'Soft Caress'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/mahonia_evry_soft_caress_5518f.jpg)
MAHONIA eurybracteata 'Soft Caress'
Available from £30.00
![PINUS radiata PINUS radiata](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/Pinus_Radiata.jpg)
PINUS radiata
Monterey pine, Insignis pine
Available from £14.50
![](
https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/UserFiles/Image/ComboPhotos/square/1416_6869_canna_tropicana_AND_cupressus_macrocarpa_goldcrest_01.jpg)
![](
https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/UserFiles/Image/ComboPhotos/square/2246_1416_hydrangea_arborescens_annabelle_AND_cupressus_macrocarpa_goldcrest_01.jpg)
![](
https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/UserFiles/Image/ComboPhotos/square/3056_1416_cupressus_macrocarpa_gold_crest_AND_osteospermum_carrington_roy_01.jpg)
![](
https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/UserFiles/Image/ComboPhotos/square/1416_4098_cupressus_macrocarpa_goldcrest_AND_syringa_microphylla_superba_01.jpg)
![](
https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/UserFiles/Image/ComboPhotos/square/4341_1416_wisteria_sinensis_alba_AND_cupressus_goldcrest_01.jpg)
![CANNA 'Tropicanna' CANNA 'Tropicanna'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/canna_tropicana~6.jpg)
CANNA 'Tropicanna'
Available from £14.50
![HYDRANGEA arborescens 'Annabelle' HYDRANGEA arborescens 'Annabelle'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/hydrangea_arborescens_annabelle_2246a.jpg)
HYDRANGEA arborescens 'Annabelle'
Sevenbark
Available from £17.50
![OSTEOSPERMUM 'Cannington Roy' OSTEOSPERMUM 'Cannington Roy'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/osteospermum_cannington_roy_3056.jpg)
OSTEOSPERMUM 'Cannington Roy'
African daisy
Available from £12.50
![SYRINGA microphylla 'Superba' SYRINGA microphylla 'Superba'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/syringa_microphylla_suberba_4098.jpg)
SYRINGA microphylla 'Superba'
Daphne lilac
Available from £19.50
![WISTERIA sinensis 'Alba' WISTERIA sinensis 'Alba'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/wisteria_sinensis_alba_4341.jpg)
WISTERIA sinensis 'Alba'
Chinese wisteria
Available from £27.50
Useful extras...
![](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/Vitax_Q4_6202.jpg)
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00
![](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/grow_your_own_front_22.jpg)
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Afterplant - Grow Your Own
AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
Only £8.00
![](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/tomatoe_front.jpg)
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Afterplant - Tomatoes
AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
Only £8.00
![](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/rootgrow_6203.jpg)
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
3 options from £3.00
![](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/RootgrowEricoid_6204.jpg)
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi
This specially adapted Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi will boost the growth of acid-loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers and blueberries.
It contains ericoid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which are found in poor acidic soils where ericaceous plants naturally grow.
Only £7.50
![](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/empathy-allpurpose_6208.jpg)
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
Only £7.50