Blue Ice Arizona Cypress

Cupressus glabra ‘Blue Ice’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 7a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Coniferous Evergreen Tree

Height at Maturity: 20-30′

Width at Maturity: 10-15′
Spacing: 8-12′ apart for hedges or privacy screens; 18’+ apart for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Conical, Upright

Growth Rate: Fast

Foliage Color: Silvery Blue-Grey

Fragrant Foliage: Yes, pine scented

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Afternoon Shade

Water Needs: Average, low when established

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt

Soil Drainage: Well Drained

Soil pH: 6.5 – 8.0

Maintenance / Care: Very Low

Attracts: Visual Attention, Birds

Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil, Insect

Description

A very fast grower and fine choice for a quick privacy screen, the Blue Ice Cypress is one of the most eye-catching evergreen trees in our gardens. The stunning silvery-blue foliage provides outstanding color and texture that contrasts nicely with almost any other type of plant. As mentioned, a perfect choice for a privacy screen and also nice on the corners to frame tall homes. Can also be sheared to form an outdoor Christmas tree. Exceptionally low maintenance, drought tolerant and disease and insect resistant. Deer turn their nose up to it.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing in an upright conical form 20 to 30 feet tall and 8-12 feet wide, the Blue Ice Cypress is ideal for use in evergreen privacy screen plantings, where it can be used solo or mixed with other evergreens to create a pleasing effect. It is also useful to frame in the corners of tall homes and other buildings or as a specimen or background anywhere in sunny landscape borders. A fine addition to conifer gardens, blue theme gardens, bird gardens, wildlife gardens and Xeriscape gardens (low water needs). Perfect for an outdoor Christmas tree!

Suggested Spacing: 8 to 10 feet apart for privacy screen plantings; 16 feet or more for space between trees

Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 7a, where this Arizona Cypress variety is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring. That saod, it will need a well-lit indoor location.

Growing Preferences

The Blue Ice Cypress is tolerant of a wide range of soils, even clay, preferring a moist but well-drained soil of average fertility and plenty of sunshine. Will tolerate light shade, but plants in full to mostly sun are much fuller. Minimal to no maintenance, no pruning necessary to keep its dense, naturally conical form. Exceptionally drought tolerant when established.

Helpful Articles

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The blue ice cypresses arrived safely , and are healthy .
WBG has best prices, free shipping and fast . Will order again soon !————————————————Thanks for the kind words and awesome review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Blue ice is a beautiful little tree. It arrived in excellent condition. 3 gallon was about 3-4 ft tall. Hoping it will survive the partial shade in my yard. Thanks Wilsonbros!—————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Ordered two plants — they arrived very quickly, well packed, sized as expected, and both beamingly healthy (as with all other orders I placed with Wilson Brothers, which, by now, quite a few). The attached picture shows one of the two plants in ground in exactly one month after arrival.—————————————————–Thanks for the photo! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Awesome-can’t say enough about the quality of their trees. The service department is also excellent with timely communications. Will definitely buy from here again.————————————————We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the kind words and great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

I bought 3 – 3 gal. Cypress trees they were in perfect condition when they got here. They have grown 2″ since monsoons started. Wow. I can’t wait for them to be a big tree,doesn’t look like it will take long. Wilson Bros. pack there trees with complete perfection. There stock is excellent. I have bought myrtle, butterfly bushes, abelia and all of which were in bloom or just about too. I highly recomend Wilson Bros. Thank you again you have given me a instant beautiful yard. The humming birds and butterflies love it.————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the kind words and great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

I could not say it any better than person from Texas except I’m in New Mexico. First time ordering from Wilson Bros. I was shocked at how well the 3-4 ft trees were boxed. ZERO damage! Beautiful, healthy plants in great condition. Will buy from them again!————————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks so much for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

These arrived in very good shape and healthy. They are a stunning icy blue color, I cant wait for them to get large.—————————————–One of personal favorites! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Very happy with my “Ice baby” …isn’t he the cutest, healthiest looking tree? My husband is a garden snob and will only by trees from local nurseries where he can inspect them but even he said he’s impressed with the quality of Wilson Brothers Gardens trees and shrubs and impressed with the care taken in packing and shipping their plants.———————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The plant arrived in perfect condition and a very sturdy package. I love the color .—————————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I’m in Texas. First time ordering from Wilson Bros. I was shocked at how well the 3-4 ft trees were boxed. ZERO damage! Beautiful, healthy plants in great condition. Will buy from them again!—————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Three Arizona Cypress trees I ordered arrived promptly and were well protected by the Wilson shipping dept. Trucked all the way from Georgia to the Grand Canyon state arriving in excellent condition. Planted now and happy to be in their namesake State! ——————— WBG Reply: Hi Stephen – Thanks so much for your review of the Blue Ice Arizona Cypress and we hope you enjoy yours as much as we enjoy the ones in our gardens for years to come. The blue foliage provides very nice color and contrast…and they grow fast! They should be especially happy there in Arizona:-) Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can do for you. We’re at your service! – Brent – Wilson Bros Gardens

I have the Arizona Cypress, which I think some on the east coast call the Carolina Sapphire Cypress?…but this blue one definitely has it beat on color. I spoke with Brent via email and he assured me the Blue Ice retains its vibrant blue color as it gets older. Glad I bought these, they will work perfectly in my privacy screen next to some Hollywood junipers. Very satisfied with my experience with Wilson Bros ———————— WBG Reply: Hi Josh – Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review and for the compliments. It’s been our pleasure to serve you. To answer your question, yes, Carolina and Arizona Cypress are the same tree. The ‘Blue Ice’ Cypress is the same species but maintains very bright blue foliage year round and grows just as fast and very dense. The blue color should contrast very nicely with the darker green of the Hollywood Juniper. Hope you enjoy the Blue Ice Cypress for years to come. Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can help you with. We’re at your service! – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens.