Great choice for a quick, dense evergreen hedge or privacy screen. Shiny, mint-green foliage has a unique pineapple scent when crushed. Extremely narrow habit provides handsome vertical interest to any landscape. An ideal replacement for Italian cypress in colder winter regions.
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Moderate growing; reaches 20 to 30 ft. tall, 3 to 4 ft. wide.
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Coastal Exposure, Very Wet Areas, Tolerates Urban Pollution, Black Walnut Tolerant
Growth Rate
Moderate
Landscape Use
Border, Hedge, Privacy Screen, Windbreak
Foliage Color
Green
Companion Plants
Smoke Tree (Cotinus); Spirea (Spiraea); Maiden Grass (Miscanthus); Rose (Rosa); Weigela (Weigela); Daylily (Hemerocallis)
Care Instructions
Provide deep, fertile, loamy, moist, well-drained soil. Shelter from drying winds. Provide some shade in hotter summer regions. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Mulch root zone to conserve moisture. Fertilize when new growth begins in spring. Needs little care once established.
Lore
Discovered over a century ago, this European conifer is still rare in North American gardens.
Provide deep, fertile, loamy, moist, well-drained soil. Shelter from drying winds. Provide some shade in hotter summer regions. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Mulch root zone to conserve moisture. Fertilize when new growth begins in spring. Needs little care once established.
Discovered over a century ago, this European conifer is still rare in North American gardens.
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This plant is not available to purchase online.
We no longer grow this plant. For replacement suggestions, check out the plants “You May Also Like” below.
We no longer grow this plant
This page is for reference only. If you are looking for a plant to purchase, please use our My Plantfinder to discover the perfect plant for your garden.
We no longer grow this plant
This page is for reference only. If you are looking for a plant to purchase, please use our My Plantfinder to discover the perfect plant for your garden.
Buy Online
This plant is not available to purchase online.
We no longer grow this plant. For replacement suggestions, check out the plants “You May Also Like” below.
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100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.
We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.