false cypress tree
Discover the distinctive charm of the false cypress tree, a versatile evergreen prized by New Zealand gardeners for its ornamental foliage, impressive shape, and reliable hardiness. Whether you’re seeking an elegant specimen for your landscape or a unique plant for a privacy screen, the false cypress tree offers rich colour, texture, and year-round interest. False cypress trees are ideal for both urban and rural gardens, suiting a range of design styles from formal gardens to naturalistic plantings.
Quercus robur Fastigiata
Quercus robur 'Fastigiata', commonly known as the English Columnar Oak or Cypress Oak, is a deciduous tree with lovely foliage and great form. This majestic beauty typically grows to 15 m tall and 5 m wide with a columnar-conical growth habit. The foliage emerges light green in spring, ages to dark green, then lightens only slightly in autumn before falling. Small, yellow-green flowers in spring produce brown acorns in autumn. Quercus robur 'Fastigiata' is an ideal tree for avenue planting, growing in smaller spaces where a taller tree is required, planting for screening, or growing as a specimen in a park or large garden.
From $299.92
Taxodium distichum (Bald Cypress)
Taxodium distichum, commonly known as the Bald Cypress or Swamp Cypress, is a conifer that grows as an upright tree to about 30 m tall and 8 m wide. It is somewhat unusual in that it is deciduous whereas most conifers tend to be evergreen. Feathery leaves emerge light green in spring, age to become bronze-yellow in summer, then develop bronze tones in autumn before falling. Taxodium distichum is a great tree for planting in wetter areas of a large garden and for planting around water features.
From $343.89
