General Description | This tree is very narrow only getting to be about 70 cm wide; blue grey foliage, very stately with a tight form. |
ID Characteristic | Very narrow, dense shrub that is possibly one of the most-narrow cultivars on the market, you can’t miss it, very columnar. It is blue-green in colour, with red brown bark. |
Shape | Very narrow, columnar. |
Propagation | Roots easily from cuttings, taken between May and August if you must. |
Cultivation | Grows well in full sun to light shade. Does very well in dry conditions; handles moist conditions. Tolerant to pollution, slope, wind, rabbits, and drought. Very tolerant to cold. Little maintenance needed. Tie in the winter to prevent snow damage. |
Pests | Susceptible to juniper scale, webworm, mites, and twig blight, with twig blight being problematic, on clipped specimens. |
Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
Bark/Stem Description | Red brown in colour, slightly shredding with small fissures. |
Leaf Description | Opposite arrangement along the stem with appressed scale like foliage that is soft to touch. Blue-grey-green in colour that stands out and in slightly brighter is the spring. |
Flower Description | Monoecious or dioecious; male has 6 stamens. |
Fruit Description | A sterile cultivar. |
Colour Description | Blue-grey-green foliage, that is slightly brighter in the spring. Bark is red-brown in colour |
Texture Description | Fine to medium. |