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Chaparral Arizona Cypress

Cupressus arizonica var. glabra 'Chaparral'

Pronunciation: ku-PRES-us GLAY-bruh
SKU #04711
5-9

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Unique light sage-green, finely textured foliage creates a handsome specimen for the landscape. The broadly columnar habit with graceful branching works well alone or in groups as a screen or windbreak. Highly heat and drought tolerant when established. Evergreen.
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Grows about 1 ft. per year; reaches 20 to 30 ft. tall, 8 to 12 ft. wide.

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This Plant's Growing Zones: 5-9

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Bloom TimeConifer; prized for foliage.
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesDramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Waterwise, Benefits Birds
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Drought Tolerant
Growth RateModerate
Landscape UsePrivacy Screen, Windbreak
Foliage ColorBlue-green
Companion PlantsSmoke Tree (Cotinus); Viburnum (Viburnum); Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia); Tickseed (Coreopsis); Switch Grass (Panicum)
Care InstructionsHighly adaptable; best with average to lean, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly during the first few growing seasons to establish an extensive root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates periodic drought. Apply a slow-release fertilizer when new growth begins in spring.
HistoryThe species Cupressus arizonica is a rugged native of the southwest U.S., where it grows in the mountains of Arizona, withstanding drought and summer monsoons. 'Chaparral' was discovered as a seedling by John Emery, Drue Nursery, Berry, New South Wales, Australia, and introduced in 1980. Arizona cypress can grow to 50 feet tall and 30 feet wide in its native habitat, but typically reaches just half that size in landscape settings.
Details
Bloom TimeConifer; prized for foliage.
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesDramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Waterwise, Benefits Birds
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Drought Tolerant
Growth RateModerate
Style
Landscape UsePrivacy Screen, Windbreak
Foliage ColorBlue-green
Companion PlantsSmoke Tree (Cotinus); Viburnum (Viburnum); Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia); Tickseed (Coreopsis); Switch Grass (Panicum)
Care
Care InstructionsHighly adaptable; best with average to lean, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly during the first few growing seasons to establish an extensive root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates periodic drought. Apply a slow-release fertilizer when new growth begins in spring.
History
HistoryThe species Cupressus arizonica is a rugged native of the southwest U.S., where it grows in the mountains of Arizona, withstanding drought and summer monsoons. 'Chaparral' was discovered as a seedling by John Emery, Drue Nursery, Berry, New South Wales, Australia, and introduced in 1980. Arizona cypress can grow to 50 feet tall and 30 feet wide in its native habitat, but typically reaches just half that size in landscape settings.

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