Carolina Sapphire Arizona Cypress

Cupressus arizonica ‘Carolina Sapphire’

Other Common Names: Arizona Cypress, Carolina Sapphire Cypress

Plant Details

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

Plant Type: Coniferous Evergreen Tree

Height at Maturity: 20-30′

Width at Maturity: 15’+
Spacing: 10′ apart for privacy scree; 18′ apart for space between trees

Growth Habit / Form: Conical, Pyramidal, Upright

Growth Rate: Fast

Foliage Color: Silvery Blue

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: 6.0 – 7.0

Maintenance / Care: Very Low

Attracts: Visual Attention, Birds

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

Description

The fastest growing coniferous evergreen tree we offer and perfect for tall privacy screen plantings to block unwanted views, the Carolina Sapphire Cypress, also known as Arizona Cypress, features lacy, silvery mint-green foliage that provides year round color and texture in the landscape. Specimens in our gardens have grown to to 30 feet tall and 10 to 12 feet wide in as few as 7 years. A fine alternative to or in combination with the Leyland Cypress in privacy screen plantings.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing in an upright pyramidal form 25 to 30 feet tall and 8 to 12 feet wide, the Carolina Sapphire Cypress is ideal for use in evergreen privacy screen plantings. 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, bird gardens, wildlife gardens and Xeriscape gardens (low water needs). Perfect for an outdoor Christmas tree!

Suggested Spacing: 10 feet for privacy screen plantings; 18 feet or more for space between trees

Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 7a, where this 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 said, it will need a well-lit indoor location.

Growing Preferences

The Carolina 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

Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Cypress trees.

How To Plant & Care For Cypress Trees

Privacy Screen Design And Planting Tips

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The trees were packaged well for shipping and all arrived in good healthy condition. I am pleased with the order.—————————————Thanks for the great review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The plants came quickly and were in great shape when I got them. I’m very satisfied with Wilson Bros and plan to order through them again.——————————————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

Healthy, strong,, fast delivery,——————————————-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

Excellent product. Arrived in good condition. Easy to follow planting instructions. Look great. Would recommend highly.————————————————————————-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

I ordered several Carolina Sapphires and they shipped in great shape. Only time will tell if they do well, but I felt like it was a great deal. I will definitely keep this place in mind if I buy more trees in the future.——————————————-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

So impressed with my order! Delivered on time, trees looks fantastic and very healthy. Planted them a week later and they are doing amazing!!!—————————————————–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

My Arizona cypress arrived beautiful, full and healthy. I couldn’t be more pleased with the trees and the process of ordering and receiving them. ————————– WBG Reply: Hi Kathy – Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Carolina Sapphire Cypress and we hope you enjoy it 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

Trees were a nice size, looked good. I’ll no doubt be purchasing other plants from Wilson Bros. when I need anything in my landscape.

My purchase was received on schedule, well packaged and the plants were very healthy perfect specimens.

Very happy with the 12 plants I received. They were very large plants in 3 gallon size containers. I’ve been told the Carolina Sapphire grows much faster than Leyland cypress. I will let you know.