Arizona Cypress
Cupressus arizonica
A fast, conical conifer with silvery blue-green scale-like foliage and shaggy bark, native to canyon slopes of the Southwest. Drought- and heat-tough, and a popular windbreak and screen.
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 50–50 ft
- Spacing
- 15–20 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- hummingbirds, mammals, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen
- Native states
- AZ, CA, NM, NV, TX, UT