Description
C. arizonica – Arizona Cypress – Rough-barked Arizona Cypress – This vigorous, evergreen conifer is narrowly columnar in warm climates becoming broadly conical in colder areas is found at altitudes up to 6,000′ feet high in Arizona and Mexico, and is widely grown.It has furrowed bark that is gray-brown and flaking or stringy.The blue green or gray green foliage has white markings on the undersides and a sticky feel due to its resin.Cones up to 1″ in diameter are round with prominent lumps on the smooth scales.This is a very drought hardy tree and resistant to pests and diseases..Grow both as a specimen and as a hedge.
‘Blue Ice’ – has attractively silvery blue foliage
Grow in any well drained soil (including alkaline or acidic) in full sun.Shelter from cold, dry winds.
Zones 7-9
