Pine - Pencil Pine 400mm pot

🌲✨ Cupressus sempervirens ‘Glauca’ – Italian Pencil Pine ✨🌲
 
The Italian Pencil Pine (Cupressus sempervirens ‘Glauca’) is an iconic, formal evergreen tree, instantly recognisable for its slim, upright columnar form. 🌿 Elegant and timeless, it’s perfect for adding height, structure, and Mediterranean charm to gardens, courtyards, and avenues.
 
🌱 Size & Pot
✔️ 400mm pot – approx. 1.8m tall right now 🌳
✔️ Advanced size – ready to make an instant statement.
 
☀️ Sun & Soil
✔️ Best in full sun ☀️
✔️ Prefers well-drained soils – very hardy and adaptable
✔️ Drought and frost tolerant once established.
 
🍂 Foliage & Seasonal Changes
✔️ Dense, blue-green evergreen foliage 🌿
✔️ Retains colour and form all year round
✔️ Low-maintenance and naturally upright.
 
🌳 Growth Habit & Mature Size
✔️ Strongly vertical, narrow habit – naturally neat
✔️ Grows approx. 10–15m tall × 1–1.5m wide
✔️ Perfect for small spaces needing vertical accent planting.
💡 Special Characteristics
🌿 Classic Mediterranean and Tuscan-style tree 🌿🍷
🌿 Evergreen year-round structure and elegance
🌿 Hardy, low-maintenance, and long-lived
🌿 Excellent as a formal feature or in structured gardens
 
🌸 Planting Ideas
✔️ Line driveways or avenues for dramatic effect
✔️ Plant in pairs to frame entrances or pathways
✔️ Use as vertical accents in courtyards or Mediterranean-style gardens
✔️ Combine with olives, lavender, and stonework for a Tuscan-inspired look