Hesperocyparis arizonica 'Blue Spire'
Common name: 
Blue Spire Arizona Cypress
Pronunciation: 
HES-per-oh-SIP-air-iss air-ih-ZO-nih-kuh
Family: 
Cupressaceae
Genus: 
Hesperocyparis
Synonyms: 
Cupressus glabra ‘Blue Spire'
Type: 
Conifer
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Evergreen tree, very narrow, weeping form, branches hanging down around the trunk, 20 ft tall and 4 ft wide (6 × 1.2 m) in 20 years.  Leaves blue-gray.
  • Sun, dry, well-drained soil
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 5      Introduced by P.C. Nitschke, S. Australia, found in garden in Tanunda, Australia.
  • Silverton, Oregon: The Oregon Garden - Conifer Garden
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