Accession Count: 2
Common Name:
smoothbark Arizona cypress
Family Name:
Cupressaceae
Botanical Name:
Cupressus arizonica
Sub Species:
Variety:
glabra
Forma:
Cultivar:
Characteristics:
The smooth bark Arizona cypress is an evergreen tree with pale, bluish-green, scale-like, pointed, resinous leaves, which are approximately one sixteenth of an inch in length. It does not flower, as it is a conifer, but instead produces small, reddish-brown cones.
Compound:
Cup ari gla
Geographic Origin:
Mountain Southwest
Ecozone Origin:
Nearctic
Biome Origin:
Natural History:
Arizona cypress is found only in protected canyons and is indicative of a healthy riparian community. This variety only grows in a few places in the Mogollon rim area of central Arizona.
Cultivation Notes:
This tree should not be overwatered, and grows best in light, dry, soil. It would be best suited to a location with full or reflected sun.
Ethnobotany:
Several varieties of the smooth bark Arizona cypress are planted as landscape ornamentals, and it is said to be used in land reclamation in France and Northern Africa. In landscapes, it is used as a windbreak, screen, barrier, and space-definer.
Height:
20 - 50 feet
Width:
16 - 20 feet
Growth Rate:
Fast Growing
Grow Season:
Flower Season:
Color:
Function:
Screen
Spread:
Non-spreading
Allergen:
Allergenic
Invasive:
Benign
Toxicity:
Benign
Hardy:
Hardy
Water Use:
Low water Use
Citations:
- Jones, Warren D, and Charles M Sacamano. Landscape Plants for Dry Regions: More Than 600 Species from around the World. Fisher Books, 2000.
