Arizona Cypress
Hesperocyparis arizonica
Arizona cypress is a drought-hardy Southwestern conifer with blue-gray scale foliage and a dense conical form, excellent as a fast evergreen screen or windbreak on hot, dry sites.
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 30–50 ft
- Spacing
- 15–25 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April
- Bloom colors
- brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- AZ, TX