Cupressus sempervirens
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- ku-PRES-us sem-per-VY-renz
- Description
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This blue-green columnar evergreen is used as an accent and is moderately salt-tolerant.
Play Value: Wildlife Enhancement
Seed: Cone
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Collector’s Garden
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Glauca'
- 'Witchita Blue'
- 'Glauca'
- 'Glauca', 'Witchita Blue'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Glauca'
- 'Witchita Blue'
- 'Glauca'
- 'Glauca', 'Witchita Blue'
- Tags:
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Cupressus
- Species:
- sempervirens
- Family:
- Cupressaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- East Mediterranean to Iran
- Play Value:
- Buffer
- Fragrance
- Pieces Used in Games
- Screening
- Dimensions:
- Height: 20 ft. 0 in. - 30 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Columnar
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 7b, 7a, 8b, 8a, 9b, 9a
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Fruit Description:
- Fruit is present all year round.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Green
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- The leaves have dark green foliage.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- The stems are very upright and are slender columns when young becoming horizontal with aging.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Recreational Play Area
- Landscape Theme:
- Children's Garden
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Salt
