Arizona cypress Cupressaceae Cupressus arizonica Greene   symbol: CUAR
	Leaf: Evergreen, scale-like, keeled, tight and crowded on the twig in opposite pairs resulting in a square twig, glandular and often resinous; gray-green to silvery blue, often quite glaucous, bad smelling when bruised. Flower: Monoecious; males are small, pale yellow-green at ends of branch tips; females small light green near branch tips. Fruit: Dry, round, woody, serotinous (open with fire) cones, 1 inch in diameter, 6 to 8 pointed scales, initially glaucous and green but turning brown when mature; mature in two growing seasons and remain on branches for several years. Twig: Slender, square, covered in scale-like leaves, pointed at tips, turning gray with age; typically branch at nearly right angles. Bark: Very attractive, shreddy and peeling in long strips to reveal gray and reddish brown patches; on older trees the bark may develop a fine, shallow furrowed pattern or reveal a mottled patchy look. Form: An upright, straight tree to 60 feet, narrow (widens with age), dense, conical crown with branches low to the ground.
	USDAFS Additional Silvics - USDA Plants Database Cupressus arizonica is native to North America. Range may be expanded by planting. See states reporting Arizona cypress (opens a new window).