4ft Cypress Topiary Swirl Pair | 9L Pot | Cupressus arizonica 'Fastigiata'

Cupressus arizonica fastigiata or ‘Blue Arizona Cypress’ is a truly remarkable conifer with a charming ornamental quality. The unusual but glorious blue and green foliage is supplemented with tints of yellow moving into the winter providing an interesting palette of colours throughout the seasons. Its dense growing habit makes it perfect for living topiary and already trimmed and trained into a spiral design it will become a fantastic feature in your garden today!

Characteristics

• Arrives as a pair of 9L pots at a height of 100-120cm
• Foliage Colour: Blue
• Approx. Growth Height:Up to 3-4m
• Time to Eventual Height: 5-10 years
• Tolerance: Very tolerant of pollution and salt spray
• Growing Habit: Spiral
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Exposure: Sheltered
• Rate of Growth: Fast
• Wildlife: Provides shelter for birds.

Planter is sold separately below

Requirements

• Light Requirements: Full sun
• Soil Requirements: Well-drained soil
• Moisture: Well-drained

• Planting Distance: 60-90cm

Leyland Cypress will grow in almost all fertile, well drained soils. Try to plant in a sunny site sheltered from cold drying winds.

Containerized Leyland Cypress can be planted all year round, when the hedge is dormant and energy from photosynthesis is put into root growth. Ensure that the area where you are going to plant the hedge is clear and weed-free, you can then mulch with stones or bark. Always plant to the same depth as the container it arrived in.

Caring and Maintenance

After planting it is important to ensure that your Leyland Cypress is well watered but not soggy or waterlogged to help ensure root establishment. New trees are likely to need soaking once or twice a week but this can be more often during hot weather. This is essential for the first year after planting.

You can trim your Leyland Cypress tree immediately after planting by trimming any shoots or branches that break the shape of the hedge. This encourages new growth to ensure the tree grows as thickly as possible and should be done twice a year. Once the hedge is established and mature the hedge should be trimmed up to three times during the growing season (April – August).