CUPRESSUS arizonica 'Fastigiata'

Description: Common name: Blue Arizona Cypress. Medium sized dense conical evergreen tree with blue-grey foliage all year round. The cloud like foliage is scale/cord like and so an interesting contrast to other leaf shapes

Uses: One of the best formal blue conifers in cultivation which can be grown as a specimen or focal point but is also useful as a narrow evergreen screen

Climate/Position: Any position, tolerant of hot dry conditions. Height/spread: 10 metres, very columnar habit

Soil Requirements: Most soils but avoid wet conditions and thin chalk soils

Pruning: No pruning required. Older specimens may be tied in discretely to retain columnar habit and reduce any winter damage

Special Requirements: This new tightly columnar form of Cupressus arizonica can be used as a substitute for the Italian Cypress Cupressus sempervirens