{"product_id":"cupressus-torulosa-arctic-green","title":"Arctic Green Cypress - Cupressus torulosa ‘Arctic Green’","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\u003eArctic Green Cypress - Cupressus torulosa ‘Arctic Green’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a boundary needs real height quickly and the site is hot, exposed or dry, a Himalayan cypress does the work that softer screening plants cannot. \u003cem\u003eCupressus torulosa\u003c\/em\u003e handles heat, drought, alkaline soil and frost, and this selected form is grown for dense, uniform, deep green foliage on a narrow upright frame. It is chosen over Leyland cypress in Australian conditions because it holds colour through dry summers instead of browning out from the inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Arctic Green Cypress\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast Vertical Screening\u003c\/strong\u003e: A row closes into a solid wall of foliage in a few seasons, blocking sightlines that fencing cannot reach.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrought Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Once established it carries through dry inland summers with little supplementary water.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNarrow Footprint\u003c\/strong\u003e: Growth stays comparatively upright, so it screens without pushing several metres into the garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWide Soil Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Copes with poor, rocky and alkaline ground provided the drainage is genuine.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold Hardy\u003c\/strong\u003e: Frost across tableland and highland districts is taken in its stride once the tree is settled.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTall Boundary Screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: The standard answer for blocking a two storey neighbour or an unwanted view.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWindbreak Row\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dense foliage from ground level up makes it effective as shelter on rural and semi rural blocks.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDriveway Avenue\u003c\/strong\u003e: Repeated columns give strong formal rhythm along a long entry.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClipped Formal Hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Responds to light regular trimming into a flat faced hedge held at 4m to 6m.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5m to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3m to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring; avoid planting into midsummer heat\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Any reasonably drained soil including sandy, rocky and limey ground; conifers of this type will not survive prolonged waterlogging\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply once or twice a week through the first two summers, then taper off as the root system extends. Mulch the root zone, stake only if the site is very windy, and remove the staking within twelve months so the trunk builds its own strength.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8m to 12m in cultivation, potentially to 15m over many decades; readily trimmed lower\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5m to 3.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Species native to the Himalayan region\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant, a conifer bearing small cones\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795304710430,"sku":"ND-0590-100L","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/KuqNS_2MQy4u1HcrxxwDX_9BcLvzBt.jpg?v=1787313177","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/cupressus-torulosa-arctic-green","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}