Conifers
Botanical Name: Cupressocyparis leylandii
Common Name: CASTLEWELLAN GOLD
Size (h x w): 8m x 4m
Form: Conical tree
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Soil: Suits most soils but does not like wet feet in its early years.
Uses: For shelter belts plant at 3 m centres for hedges plant at 1.5 to 2 m spacing.
Foliage: Golden foliage
Botanical Name: Cupressocyparis leylandii
Common Name: LEIGHTONS GREEN
Size (h x w): 8m x 4m
Form: Conical tree
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Tolerates: Tolerates partial shade to full sun
Soil: Suits most soils but does not like wet feet.
Uses: Windbreak or screen. Informal hedges or can be clipped to create a more formal look.
Foliage: Green, tips weep slightly whilst young
Botanical Name: Cupressus macrocarpa
Common Name: MONTEREY CYPRESS
Size (h x w): 25m x 4m
Form: Medium to tall spreading tree
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Tolerates: Tolerates partial shade to full sun
Soil: Well drained
Uses: Shelterbelts
Foliage: Quick growing with dense crown.
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Provenance: It is seed grown from the ‘Strathallan” progeny trial complex in NZ. Collection targets trees with above-average growth, form and health from the top 30 families. The seed is imported by us and is not readily available within Australia.
Botanical Name: Cupressus macrocarpa lambertianna
Common Name: LAMBERT CYPRESS
Size (h x w): 15-20m x 6m
Form: A larger growing cypress than the Leylandii with more horizontal branches.
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Tolerates: May take slightly wetter conditions than the Leylandii.
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Uses: Windbreak or hedge
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Botanical Name: Cupressus lusitanica
Common Name: MEXICAN CYPRESS
Size (h x w): 25m x 5m
Form: Erect trunk with pendulous weeping branches and grey / green foliage
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Tolerates: Drought and frost resistant
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Foliage: Grows 4 – 5 metres in 10 years
Origin: Mexico
Provenance: This is seed grown stock from within the top 32 families in a NZ trial. The collection target trees are selected for above-average growth and health from improved planting stock. The seed is imported by us and is not readily available within Australia.