| Description | Pyrus pyrifolia
Pyrus pyrifolia are native to Asian pears from China, Japan & Korea and date back to the 16th Century. Nashi Pears are more round like an apple, rather than European varieties that are a true pear shape.
Shinsui is a vigorous, upright, sparsely branched tree with broad round oval leaves. Small to medium size, light yellow-brown russet skin. Flesh is fine textured, crisp, crunchy, juicy, flavorful, very sweet.
Requires pollinating, try using Nijisseili (20th Century) Pear for best results.
10"/25cm pot size. | Cupressus sempervirens 'glauca'
With dark, elegant green foliage the Glauca Pencil Pine is one of the narrowest of pencil Pines
• Perfect for narrow or tight spaces
• Line your walkway, driveway or avenue for the best effect
• Low to no maintenance
    | Viburnum tinus laurustinus
Viburnum Tinus is an evergreen with upright growth habit of 6 to 12 feet tall. The glossy dark leaves are an attractive feature all year. Pink buds open into white flowers, in springtime, later producing a rounded metallic blue fruit, maturing to black.
It is perfect for screening and hedging, plus is very tolerant of shade and salt spray. Suited to a range of climates and not bothered by pests or disease. | Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Castlewellan Gold'
Large, dense hedging plant for medium to large properties
- Very hardy once established
- Easy to maintain & shape
- Brilliant gold colour
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| Content | | Glauca Pencil Pines are widely known as the narrowest of all conifers. Conifer pencil pine doesn’t produce lots of cones that weigh down the branches and cause them to flop outwards, ruining their beautiful, conical shape. and they’re very hardy and tolerant.
Glauca Pencil Pines grow at a rate of about 1 meter per year in the right soils. Use them to frame features in the garden, create a narrow screen or line avenues.
As the name suggests, the pencil conifer grows in a tall, pencil-like shape without needing to be pruned. They grow best in full sun in well drained, loamy soil. | | Need a plant perfect for hedging? Castlewellan Gold Conifer is an evergreen conifer plant that produces stunning golden-yellow foliage. Ideal for improving privacy, it thrives well in almost every condition including wind and dry spells.
The Conifer Castlewellan Gold is a highly popular, fast-growing hedging plant that gets its name from its golden foliage, achieved by planting in full sun. It can grow up to 10 meters tall in 5 years on a rural property. However for the urban block they are easily maintained at a height of 3m, perfect for hedging, avenues, and windbreaks. Recommended planting is 1.5m apart for dense hedging. It is very tough and hardy and will cope with extended dry periods and extreme cold once established.
The Castlewellan Gold Conifer plant requires continuous care as it tends to grow very quickly. However, its growth can be easily regulated with regular trimming plus, along with Leighton Green conifers they are one of the most neat and dense hedges around. |
| Additional information |
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| botanical name |
Cupressocyparis leylandii
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| height x width |
8m x 4m
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| planting distance |
For hedge or screen: 2m
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| features |
Attractive golden foliage which is brightest in summer, fast growing
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| conditions |
Full sun, well drained soil, mulch around base, free of grass and weeds around the base. Wind, frost and salt tolerant.
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| landscape use |
Hedges, screens, windbreaks and specimens.
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