Cupressus sempervirens

Description: A stunning conifer with blue-green foliage growing in a very tight, erect column.

Botanical Name: Cupressus sempervirens

Common Name: Pencil Pine

Rate of growth: Slow

Height: 4m x 80cm

Foliage: Brilliant blue/green foliage

Growth Habits: Very tight habit

Fertilizer: For best results feed in spring with a long term slow release fertiliser.

Light: Requires full sun to maintain good blue colour.

Watering Needs: Will tolerate most soil conditions and positions

Treatment: Conifers are sometimes attacked by fungal diseases and insects such as borers and weevils. However, they are less susceptible to attack when grown in the climate, soil and position that suit them best, with correct fertilising and watering.