Scientific Name:
Cupressus arizonica
Pronunciation:
kew-PRESS-us air-ih-ZAWN-ih-kuh
Common Name:
Arizona cypress
Family Name:
Cupressaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Leaves mostly scale-like (especially for cultivars), about 2 and tightly packed on 4-sided twigs 1-2mm wide, more awl-like and 4mm long on twigs >2mm wide, and produced on rounded shoots (not flattened); pollen cones are 3-5mm long; seed cones on short stalk, rounded, 1.5-2(-3)cm wide, with 6-8 scales, bluish maturing brown-grey, persistent.
Habit:
Dense
Form:
Columnar, Oval - vertical, Pyramidal - narrowly
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
10 - 15m
Mature Spread:
7 - 10m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
U.S. - southwest
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Alkaline, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Hedge row, Screening, Specimen plant, Wind break
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Scale-like
Arrangement:
Opposite, Imbricate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Glaucous
Colour in Summer:
Bluish, Green, Silver / Grayish
Colour in Fall:
Bluish, Green, Silver / Grayish
Shapes:
Deltoid, Rhomboidal
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Colour (petals):
Male cone, No flowers, Yellow, Brown
Flower Time at Peak:
Feb, Mar
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Not showy, Persistent
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating, Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Red, Dark brown
Propagation:
Seed
Pest Susceptibility:
(Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- not used (off campus)
Location(s):
- (LTW) Langley Township Walk
- (NCA) Not Currently Available : not used