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Hesperocyparis glabra 'Blue Ice'

Smithsonian Gardens

Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
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  • Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
  • Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
  • Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
  • Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
  • Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
  • Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
  • Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
  • Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
  • Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
  • Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
  • Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
  • Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
  • Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
  • Photographed by: Hannele Lahti

    Object Details

    Hardiness

    -20 - 30 F

    Attracts

    Butterflies w/ host

    Provenance

    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

    Accession Number

    2015-2179A

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Life Form

    Evergreen tree

    Average Height

    30-50'

    Bark Characteristics

    Smooth, reddish bark which exfoliates in thin flakes and strips.

    Cone Characteristics

    Spherical, reddish brown, with 6-8 shield-shaped scales. 1" diameter. Remain on tree for 2 or more years, even after seeds have shed.

    Foliage Characteristics

    Scale-like, blue-green foliage which is dotted with tiny white flecks. These flecks are resin glands which produce a turpentine fragrance.

    Structure

    Pyramidal

    Range

    cultivated

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    Smithsonian Gardens Tree Collection

    On Display

    Ripley Gardens

    Common Name

    Arizona smooth cypress 'Blue Ice'

    Group

    [vascular plants]

    Class

    Equisetopsida

    Subclass

    Pinidae

    Order

    Cupressales

    Family

    Cupressaceae

    Genus

    Hesperocyparis

    Species

    glabra

    Data Source

    Smithsonian Gardens

    Topic

    Trees
    Living Collections

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7ecd6b303-7508-487d-b560-cd0b00c835b0

    Record ID

    ofeo-sg_2015-2179A

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