Weeping Arizona Cypress

Cupressus arizonica 'Ray Wood's Weeping'

COLLECTION

Conifer Garden

FAMILY

Poaceae

PLANT TYPE

Evergreen

ZONE

7-9

CULTURE

The Weeping Arizona Cypress as it’s known colloquially is drought tolerant and has low watering maintenance and grows best in partial to full sun.

NOTEWORTHY CHARACTERISTICS

With a year-round color of silvery-blue/teal, this dense conical, pyramidal conifer grows 1-2 feet per year. This is the only cypress that is native to the southwest. It has smooth reddish-brown bark and scale-like leaves.

PROBLEMS

Susceptible to canker otherwise no serious insect or disease problems.

GARDEN USES

Screening especially for sun-baked areas and used for erosion control in desert areas. This tree can also be harvested and processed to make fence posts due to its durability.