{"product_id":"cupressus-cashmeriana-blue-cascade","title":"Blue Cascade Kashmir Cypress - Cupressus cashmeriana ‘Blue Cascade’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBlue Cascade Kashmir Cypress - Cupressus cashmeriana ‘Blue Cascade’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Kashmir cypress is grown for one thing above all: long flattened sprays of blue grey foliage that hang vertically from arching branches and move in the slightest breeze. \u003cem\u003eCupressus cashmeriana\u003c\/em\u003e comes from the eastern Himalaya, where it reaches great size, and in Australian gardens it forms a broad conical tree with a distinctly weeping outline. It is chosen instead of a conventional conifer where a formal upright shape would be too rigid and where the blue tone is wanted against green planting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Blue Cascade\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeeping Blue Sprays\u003c\/strong\u003e: Foliage hangs in soft vertical curtains rather than sitting in stiff flat planes.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConsistent Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: The blue grey tone holds through all seasons, which is unusual among conifers grown in warm climates.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFine Texture\u003c\/strong\u003e: The scale foliage is very fine, giving a soft, almost fabric like appearance at a distance.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStrong Establishment\u003c\/strong\u003e: Given water and shelter it puts on height quickly for a conifer of this quality.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDense Screening\u003c\/strong\u003e: Branching to ground level on an open grown tree gives full screening without pruning.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLawn specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Standing alone on turf, the weeping habit is visible from top to ground.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTall privacy screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: A spaced row blocks upper storey overlooking without the hard line of a clipped hedge.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDriveway avenue\u003c\/strong\u003e: Repeated on a long approach it gives scale and a consistent colour band.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool climate garden feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: It performs particularly well in Victoria, Tasmania, the tablelands and the Adelaide Hills.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3m to 4m centres\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 6m to 8m centres\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring, avoiding both hard frost and peak summer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, free draining soil that still holds some moisture. It dislikes prolonged drought, waterlogging and hot dry wind equally, so a sheltered position matters more than soil type.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply once a week through the first two summers, as this species browns off permanently if it dries out badly while young. Mulch a wide circle to keep the root zone cool, stake against wind rock until anchored, and avoid pruning into old wood because it does not reshoot from bare stems.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8m to 15m in cultivation\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4m to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen conifer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e The eastern Himalaya, chiefly Bhutan\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant, small cones only\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400L","offer_id":59795378110750,"sku":"ND-0584-400L","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/NAkzMDCHMpTwBWdgpMQLS_tLDOJKvF.jpg?v=1787314584","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/cupressus-cashmeriana-blue-cascade","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}