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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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
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Record ID
ofeo-sg_2015-2179A