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    CUPRESSUS
    CUPRESSUS
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    CUPRESSUS

    Commonly known as Monterey cypress

    One of the conifer species that has a wide variety of sizes, forms and colours making them excellent specimen trees.

    Genus of 16 species of evergreen, monoecious, coniferous trees from the northern hemisphere found in dry, open hillside forest.

    The Monterey cypress (C. macrocarpa) is one of the parents of the notorious Leyland cypress.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Good to know
      May be used as a hedge or screen.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Aphids, honey fungus, coryneum canker.
    • Place of origin
      USA (California)
    • Evergreen
      Very small, scale-like leaves leaves are pointed, dark to bright green and are carried in erect or spreading plume-like sprays.
    • Coastal / windswept
      Tolerant of full exposure to sea winds
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      30m (98ft)
    • Spread
      4-12m (13-39ft)
    • Hedge
      Ideal for hedging
    • Tree
      Spiky-topped when young, becoming wide-spreading with age.
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Scented foliage
      Citrus-scented foliage when crushed
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Winter Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile well drained soil
    • Full sun
      Shelter from cold, drying winds
    • Conical
    • Mature Size
      30m (98ft)
      		 tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        4-12m (13-39ft)
      		  
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice
    Cupressus - Growing Guide
    Trees - Care Guide
    View Planting Combinations

    varieties
    CUPRESSUS sempervirens 'Stricta'
    Pencil pine
    Green columnar Italian cypress
     
    Small
    £20.00
    Specimen
    £90.00

    Useful extras...

    Vermin & Pest Control
    Slug Pellets
    Slug killer blue mini pellets are easy to use and give effective control of slugs and snails. Ideal in garden, conservatory or greenhouse.
    800g
    £6.50
    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.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    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.
    1ltr
    £8.50
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