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Cupressus glabra Chaparral (syn. Cupressus arizonica Chaparral) Cupressaceae
Chaparral Arizona Cypress, Chaparral Cypress
ku-PRES-us GLAH-bra
- Conifer, evergreen tree, dense, broadly columnar, foliage fine, creamy-white, some say "blue mint green", grows about 1 ft (30 cm) per year.
- Sun dry, well-drained soil.
- Hardy to USDA Zone 5 Discovered as a seedling by John Emery, Drue Nursery, Berry, New South Wales, Australia, and introduced about 1980.