{"product_id":"cupressus-cashmeriana","title":"Kashmir Cypress - Cupressus cashmeriana","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\u003eKashmir Cypress - Cupressus cashmeriana\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Kashmir cypress is the weeping blue conifer, and nothing else in the genus looks quite like it. \u003cem\u003eCupressus cashmeriana\u003c\/em\u003e carries its foliage in flattened, pendulous sprays of soft silver blue that hang and sway from arching branches, so the tree moves visibly in the lightest breeze. It has a conical outline overall but a soft, draped surface, which makes it read very differently from the hard upright cypresses used for screening. Given shelter and reasonable moisture it is one of the most graceful large conifers grown in Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy the Kashmir Cypress\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeeping foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flat sprays hang vertically from the branches, giving the tree a curtain like surface texture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSilver blue colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: A soft glaucous blue that holds year round and separates strongly from green hedging behind it.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMovement\u003c\/strong\u003e: The pendulous sprays respond to the slightest air movement, adding an animated quality to a static planting.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoft outline\u003c\/strong\u003e: Unlike the columnar cypresses, it forms a broad, gently tapering cone that never looks rigid.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWarm temperate adaptability\u003c\/strong\u003e: It performs in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and the subtropical highlands, where many blue conifers struggle.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLawn specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Standing alone with room on all sides, the full weeping skirt is displayed to ground level.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTall soft screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: A spaced row gives height and privacy without the hard architectural line of a clipped cypress hedge.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEntrance framing\u003c\/strong\u003e: A pair either side of a gate or driveway gives scale and formality with a softer character.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge garden backdrop\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its blue tone sets off flowering trees and deciduous foliage planted in front of it.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m centres for a screen row, allowing the weeping habit to remain visible\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 6m centres, and well clear of buildings and paving\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring, avoiding hard frost periods and midsummer heat\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, moist, free draining soil of reasonable fertility. It is less drought hardy than other cypresses and dislikes both waterlogging and prolonged dryness\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply twice a week through the first two summers, as young plants have no drought reserve and will brown irreversibly if allowed to dry. Mulch to 75mm beyond the drip line, stake against strong wind for the first two years in exposed positions, and shelter young trees from hard frost until the leader has hardened.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 to 15m in Australian gardens\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to light shade, with shelter from strong wind\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bhutan and the eastern Himalaya\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant, small cones only\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795324207390,"sku":"ND-0583-100L","price":1675.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200L","offer_id":59795324240158,"sku":"ND-0583-200L","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/iqXqI1ANaOVC5tALPkSns_XyPWO93b.jpg?v=1787313360","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/cupressus-cashmeriana","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}