{"product_id":"cupressus-torulosa-topiary-mushroom","title":"Bhutan Cypress (Topiary Mushroom) - 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 (Topiary Mushroom) - Cupressus torulosa\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mushroom is the softest of the clipped cypress forms: a short bare stem carrying a wide, low, domed head that is broader than it is tall. Trained from \u003cem\u003eCupressus torulosa\u003c\/em\u003e, it uses a conifer that holds fine dense foliage in hot, dry, exposed Australian conditions where a broadleaf topiary would need constant watering. The low dome sits at the height of a garden wall or a bench, so it works where you want formal shape without blocking a view or a sightline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy the Mushroom Form\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Silhouette\u003c\/strong\u003e: The wide flattened dome keeps sightlines open across a bed or a courtyard.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSurface Density\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fine foliage clipped to a dome catches light across the curve, which gives the form real depth rather than a flat green mass.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeat Resilience\u003c\/strong\u003e: Copes with reflected heat off gravel, paving and rendered walls without scorching.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShape Retention\u003c\/strong\u003e: Moderate growth means the dome stays crisp between the two annual clips rather than blurring within weeks.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grows well on poor, stony and alkaline soils that defeat most clipped hedging plants.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Formal Massing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Groups of three or five domes at varied spacing in a gravel bed read as a designed composition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBeside Steps and Terraces\u003c\/strong\u003e: Low enough to sit alongside a stair run without crowding it.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCourtyard Planters\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single dome in a wide bowl gives the shape of a clipped hedge in a single object.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eView Preserving Structure\u003c\/strong\u003e: Formal planting in a front garden that does not obscure the house or the outlook.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 to 1.5m for a low continuous clipped run.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 2.5m so each dome is read on its own.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sharply draining soil of any fertility. It will not tolerate a bed that stays wet after heavy rain.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water twice weekly for the first summer, dropping to a weekly soak in the second, and always at the root zone rather than over the foliage. Mulch clear of the stem, feed with a slow release fertiliser each spring, and clip in dry conditions in late spring and again in late summer to reduce the risk of cypress canker.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 to 2.2m as maintained topiary\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m across the dome\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":59795371720990,"sku":"ND-0592-500MM","price":2475.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/JdPrFQPLV8hynEVWTw1L_pnvp2Ibw.jpg?v=1787314449","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/cupressus-torulosa-topiary-mushroom","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}