| Description | A slow growing large shrub or small tree. Considered a dwarf conifer. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Coniferous |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | inconspiciuous, not ornamental |
| Leaves | needles: twisted, occurring in pairs, green to bluish green |
| Stems | striking orange colored bark |
| Dimensions | 10-25 feet with age, slow growing, young plants conical changing to rounded growth habit |
| Cultivar Origin | Found on Horsell Common, Surrey England by Anthony Waterer in 1865. Original plant in the Knapp Hiil nursery is about 8 meters high (over 25 feet) |
| Author's Notes | A the Boerner Botanical Gardens USA, they have two specimens of this plant. They are very ornate with blue green needles and orange flaking bark. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) , #03-The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs (Hillier Nursery), #38-Conifers for your Garden (Adrian Bloom), #136-Gardening with Conifers (Adrian Bloom) |
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