Conifers
A tree up to about 20m high in cultivation (it may grow taller in its native habitat) with dark brown bark which is shed in narrow strips and lush lance-shaped leaves up to 7cm long, deep green with a blue-grey bloom so that they have a silvery sheen. Separate male and female wind-pollinated flowers appear at the shoot tips in spring followed by roundish cones, up to 4cm across, which start bright green and become glossy brown in the autumn
Position
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Max Height
Higher than 12 metres
Max Spread
wider than 8 metres