Cupressus arizonica 'FASTIGIATA'

Cupressus arizonica 'FASTIGIATA'
smooth cypress

SIZE/TYPE	taller shrub
USUAL HEIGHT	5-11m
USUAL WIDTH	1-3m
LEAVES	evergreen conifer
COLOUR OF LEAVES	silvery-blue
FLOWERS	insignificant or non-blooming
LOCATION	full sun
USDA zone (lowest)	6 (down to -23°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Conifers Hedging plants

Smooth cypress is an extraordinary conifer whose steel-blue needles will leave no doubt that this one is really something.

The species of this cypress comes from SW of the USA, while Fastigiata variety was selected in Italy. It has distinctly silvery-blue to glaucous colour of thread-like needles and branches. They are smooth, not prickly, hence its name smooth cypress.

Natural shape is conical and even without pruning it keeps quite a dense habit. Pruning and trimming however is very common in this case and should be carried out at the end of spring at the earliest, and then whenever and as many times as needed by mid autumn. Do not cut into old wood.

Smooth cypress will grow in any well-drained soil in full sun, sheltered from cold, drying winds. Its tested hardiness is -24°C with reported survival at -27°C without any injury at all. Though, we still recommend avoiding mountainous regions with long-lasting winter, frost pockets, and open hilly landscapes where we have not had a chance to test it yet.

Last update 05-12-2009

SIZES and PRICES

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view item	form	pot	size	quality	price (incl. VAT)	where in stock	sending options	quantity
			height 150-180 cm	STANDARD Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.		PRAGUE	BY POST
			height 200-250 cm	De Luxe This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.		CHLUMEC	BY CAR
			height 200-250 cm	De Luxe This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.		PRAGUE	BY CAR
			height 200-225 cm, width 20-30 cm	STANDARD Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.		PRAGUE	BY CAR
			height 200-250 cm, width 30-40 cm	STANDARD Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.		CHLUMEC	BY CAR

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GLOSSARY

STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.