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Cupressus arizonica var. glabra 'Angaston'

Arizona cypress 'Angaston'

A unique, fast-growing evergreen conifer with a curious weeping habit, blue-green foliage giving a 'smokey' effect and reddish brown, peeling bark. A specimen tree that can become a living sculpture

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Ultimate height

2.5–4 metres

Time to ultimate height

10–20 years

Ultimate spread

2.5–4 metres

Chalk

Clay

Loam

Sand

Moisture

Well–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun

Aspect

East–facing or North–facing or South–facing or West–facing

Exposure

Sheltered

Drought resistance

Yes

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Cupressaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Pendulous weeping
Genus: Cupressus are vigorous, evergreen trees with flaking or scaly bark, often with columnar or narrowly ovoid crowns, small, often aromatic, scale-like leaves and small, spherical female cones
Name status: Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Protect from cool, drying winds. Tolerates dry conditions. This tree will need a stake to support the trunk and to determine the desired height, it will need adjusting and checking as the tree grows

Propagation

Propagate by seed or semi-hardwood cuttings

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Architectural
Mediterranean climate plants
Low Maintenance

Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

Grow in moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Protect from cool, drying winds. Tolerates dry conditions

Diseases

Generally disease-free but may be susceptible to honey fungus

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