Arizona Cypress

There are several reasons why this needle evergreen deserves more attention. First of all, the various cultivars all have an eye-catching silver-blue/powder blue color. The second reason to admire this tree is for its rapid growth. For this reason it is grown frequently as a Christmas tree in the Southeast. With a mature height of 40-50’, the Arizona Cypress is pyramidal in shape and clearly taller than they are wide. It also thrives in full sun and a wide variety of soil types. Arizona Cypress is susceptible to a number of pests and diseases including bagworms, cypress bark beetles, mistletoes, rusts and stem cankers.