Botanical Name: Cupressus glabra
Common Name: Arizona cypress
Type of Plant: conifer: tree
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a very erect, single-trunked plant, branches persistent to ground; ascending branches form dense narrow pyramidal canopy in youth, which broadens at the base with age
Height 24'-40'(60')
Spread 1/3 to 1/2
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun
Soil dry soils preferred; avoid heavily irrigated soils
Hardiness hardy (zones 5, 8-24): thrives in hot inland locations
 
Morphology:
Leaves scales: tiny, gray-green, overlapping, on small cord-like branches
Flowers inconspicuous; not horticulturally important
Fruit female cones: round, 3/4"-1 1/2" diameter, with 6-8 scales
 
Propagation:
seed, hardwood cuttings of selected varieties
 
Usage:
windscreens; large vertical background or slope plantings; is generally too large for small residential landscapes; suitable for rustic or water-conserving landscapes
 
Landscape Care:
Watering very little is needed; the plant is very drought-tolerant once established
Fertilizing none required
Pruning none, except to lightly head back tips of errant branchlets
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Mountains of Central Arizona
Family: Cupressaceae

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