Propagation
Take semi hardwood cuttings from summer to autumn, including a heel from the main branch. Remove a branchlet from the main stem by cutting or tearing and include a piece of stem bark. Strip lower leaves and wilting tips with a sharp knife the insert cuttings 25mm (1in) into the media then place in cold frame.

Sow seed when ripe during autumn in pots and place in a cold frame to germinate which may take up to 5 years.

General pruning information
This plant require little pruning as it maintains a compact habit. Prostrate species may be lightly trimmed to contain but avoid cutting back to old wood as it will not regenerate.


Botanic information
Leaf: The blue-green scale leaves are overlapping along the stems and the lighter green juvenile leaves are needle-like.

Flower: The male flowers are united into an oblong catkin-like cone and the female flowers have up to 8 valvate scales that contain 1 to 2 ovules and are arranged on short lateral branches on different trees (dioecious). They appear from late winter to early spring.

Fruit: The globose berry-like cones are produced in abundance. The seeds are viable but the plant is commonly reproduced vegetatively to maintain true to type particularly in the cultivars.