{"product_id":"cupressus-torulosa-standard","title":"Bhutan Cypress (Standard) - Cupressus torulosa","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\u003eBhutan Cypress (Standard) - Cupressus torulosa\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrown as a standard, this \u003cem\u003eCupressus torulosa\u003c\/em\u003e has been trained to a single clear stem with a clipped rounded head of soft, fine, aromatic green foliage. The species is the workhorse screening conifer of Australian gardens because it tolerates heat, dry inland summers and poor alkaline soil while still holding a dense clipped surface, and those same qualities make it a durable standard where a lollipop bay or buxus would struggle. The result is a piece of instant formal structure: a clean trunk, a defined ball, and the same silhouette in every season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy the Bhutan Cypress Standard\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrained Shape\u003c\/strong\u003e: A clear straight stem and an even clipped head, already established over several seasons in the nursery.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage Quality\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fine soft green sprays that take a clip cleanly and knit back into a solid surface within weeks.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClimate Range\u003c\/strong\u003e: Handles hot dry summers, frost and alkaline soils, which covers most of inland and southern Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnderplanting Freedom\u003c\/strong\u003e: The clear trunk leaves the ground beneath open for a low hedge, ground cover or paving.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaintenance Rhythm\u003c\/strong\u003e: Two clips a year holds the shape, and both are quick because the head is small and at reachable height.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEntrance Pair\u003c\/strong\u003e: A matched pair flanking a door, gate or driveway entry.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormal Driveway Rhythm\u003c\/strong\u003e: Repeated at even spacing to give a drive a deliberate architectural cadence.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStatement Pots\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sits well in a substantial square planter against rendered or stone walls.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLayered Formal Bed\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted through a low clipped hedge so the heads float above the hedge line.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m where a run of heads is wanted to read as a continuous line.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m so each head is read separately.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring, avoiding the extremes of summer heat and midwinter wet.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining, including poor, stony and alkaline soils. Waterlogging is fatal.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply twice a week through the first summer, then weekly until the second season. Keep the stem staked until the head is heavy enough to hold itself steady, mulch clear of the trunk, and clip only in dry weather because pruning wounds made in wet conditions invite cypress canker.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m as a maintained standard\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1.2m across the clipped head\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\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 Himalaya, including Bhutan, Nepal, northern India and south west China\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795371655454,"sku":"ND-0591-500MM","price":2475.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/e1PtxYoDHLqrVUES5Lh0o_68aqQ0G3.jpg?v=1787314448","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/cupressus-torulosa-standard","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}