Very hardy plant with a slow growth. Thrives in full sunlight. Plant suitable for large gardens and for planting on its own. Very picturesque conifer with flexuous weeping branches. Two forms are available:

• grafted at the base with weeping branches along the whole length of the upright trunk which, when it reaches a certain height however, bends down towards the ground;

• grafted at the top on a trunk of C. atlantica at a height that varies from 1m to 2-2.50m. In this case it will form a crown with the main branches spreading out and overlapping, while the secondary branches droop towards the ground.

In any case the final shape is attractive and never gives the impression of being artificial but instead it seems to be a spontaneous quirk of nature. It adapts to different types of soil, even calcareous, but not too moist. Withstands the summer heat and dry atmosphere.