{"product_id":"cupressus-torulosa","title":"Bhutan Cypress - 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 - Cupressus torulosa\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the upright Himalayan cypress, a fast, dense, dark green conifer that has been used for shelter belts and tall hedging across southern Australia for well over a century. \u003cem\u003eCupressus torulosa\u003c\/em\u003e builds a narrow conical crown of fine, aromatic, scale like foliage, and it clips readily, which is what separates it from the ornamental weeping cypresses. On dry, exposed, frost prone ground it is one of the most dependable evergreen screens available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy the Bhutan Cypress\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDense fine foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small scale like leaves pack tightly, giving a solid visual barrier rather than a filtered one.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTakes shearing\u003c\/strong\u003e: It responds well to regular clipping, so it can be held as a formal tall hedge as easily as grown as a tree.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrost and drought hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: It handles hard frost and extended dry periods once established, unusual for a screening plant of this scale.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRapid establishment\u003c\/strong\u003e: Growth is quick enough that a useful screen is achieved within a few seasons.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAromatic timber and foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Crushed foliage carries the resinous cypress scent, and the wood is naturally durable.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTall boundary hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a line and sheared annually it forms a solid green wall to four metres or more.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRural shelter belt\u003c\/strong\u003e: A double staggered row filters wind across paddocks, orchards and homestead gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrivacy screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Where an overlooking neighbour needs blocking at height, it gets there faster than most alternatives.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDriveway avenue\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its narrow conical form suits a formal repeated planting along a long entrance.\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 centres for a clipped hedge, 2.5 to 3m for an informal screen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m centres for an avenue, and well clear of buildings and services\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or early spring, avoiding waterlogged winter ground\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining soil of any reasonable type, including rocky and alkaline ground. It will not tolerate persistent waterlogging\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly through the first two summers to get the root plate away, then reduce, as an established cypress needs little irrigation. Mulch to 75mm along the whole hedge line, keep grass competition off the root zone for the first three years, and begin light tip pruning early so the hedge builds density from the base up rather than being cut back hard later.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 to 20m as a tree, easily held at 3 to 5m as a hedge\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 7m untrimmed\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\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Himalaya, from northern India through Nepal and Bhutan into south west China\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant, small cones only\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795371622686,"sku":"ND-0589-500MM","price":1625.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/x-kggQBOkcK08yLNtvSIc_pOJtuUJa.jpg?v=1787314447","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/cupressus-torulosa","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}