Area of origin:
Mediterranean region as far as Asia.
Adult Dimensions:
Height up to 20m (65.6'),
width up to 4m (13').
Foliage: Evergreen.
Soil Type: All.
Hardiness: Hardy to -20°C.
Exposure: Full sun.
List of Cypress:
Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum), deciduous foliage, acid and humid soil, browny yellow foliage in the autumn.
Boulevard Sawara False Cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Boulevard'), dwarf conifer, rounded weeping shape, bright green foliage with hints of white.
Italian Pencil Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens 'stricta'), narrow columnar shape.
Lawson Cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), conical shape and dense foliage, citronella scented bark, can be used in a hedge, dislikes chalky soil.
Lawson Cypress 'Columnaris Glauca' (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Columnaris Glauca'), conical shape, blue grey foliage.
Lawson Cypress 'Ellwoodii' (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Ellwoodii'), dwarf conifer, conical shape, green grey foliage.
Lawson Cypress 'Ellwood's Gold' (Chamaecyaris lawsoniana 'Elwood's Gold'), dwarf conifer, conical shape, golden green foliage.
Leyland Cypress (Cupressocyparis leylandii), rapid growth, often used in hedges, extremely hardy.
Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa), rapid growth, spreading shape increasing with age, citronella scented needles, can be used in a hedge.
See the Cypress catalogue
