This tough tree from California is shaped like a cone or column. It spreads with age and has been used extensively for windbreaks in Victoria. Leaves are pointed and are dark green to bright green/yellow in colour. They are lemon-scented and roughly 2mm long, produced in plume-like sprays. Cupressus macrocarpa is a large plant growing to about 30m high and 4-12m wide.
- Type
- Exotic
- Maintenance
- Low
- Water use
- Minimal
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Container
- Zero
- Size
- Trees 7 metres +
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Zones
- Semi-arid with winter rain, Moist temperate with warm summers, Winter rains with dry summers
- Soils
- Sandy, Loam, Clay
- Tolerances
- Frost, Wind, Salt
- Regions
- Central Highlands Garden, Yarra Valley Water plants
- Shade levels
- Full sun
- Colours
- Yellow, Green