Arkansas Tree Database

Scientific name:

Hesperocyparis Arizonica

Size:

45' tall by 20' wide

Leaves:

evergreen scales closely overlapping, 1/16" long and pointed, soft-textured and persisting for several years; pale green to gray-green

Flowers:

Inconspicuous

Fruit:

small round cone

Fall Interest:

needled evergreen

Culture:

sun to partial sun; well-drained soil

Disease/Insect:

Use:

good alternative to redtip photinia and Leyland cypress; useful for windbreaks; frequently grown as a Christmas tree in the southeast US

Cultivars:

'Blue Ice,' 'Blue Pyramid,' 'Carolina Sapphire,' 'Silver Smoke'

Notes:

native to southwestern US, Mexico