Arizona Cypress

Brief Description

The Arizona Cypress is a thick, compact tree that is great as a barrier. Many of our clients use this tree for privacy, as you cannot see through them, and the foliage grows from the ground-up. This tree can be planted in tighter places due to its compactness and grows up to 50 feet tall and up to 30 feet wide.

Origin

Southwest United States & Mexico

Description

Common Name – Arizona Cypress

Botanical Name – Cupressus Arizonica

Plant Type – Evergreen

Mature Size – up to 50 feet tall & up to 30 feet wide

Sun Exposure – Full Sun

Hardiness Zone – 7 to 9

Planting

The most important part of planting an Arizona Cypress is putting it in a location that it can grow into because of its large size. If you’re using multiple of these trees as hedges, plant them 10 feet apart and they’ll grow together nicely. Don’t forget to install tree stakes because this will support the tree during infancy. After a couple years it’ll be established enough to remove the stakes.

Care

One thing we love about the Arizona Cypress is that it’s very easy to care for. It essentially needs no pruning, except for any ‘wild hairs’ you see. As the tree ages, move the emitters away from the trunk and out to the edge of the canopy. This will force the roots to grow out, which will strengthen it as well as help it be more drought tolerant. And last but not least, enjoy it!

Varieties

There are many cypress varieties and they each have their own use case, so do the proper research to find what’s best for your landscape.

Invasive

This tree is not invasive.

For other shrubs that are perfectly suited for Greater Prescott, read about the Deodar Cedar here.

Lastly, we highly recommend Watter’s Garden Center, Mortimer Nursery, or Prescott Valley Nursery as great places to both purchase shrubs & trees but to also ask questions because these are the experts.