General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 15 to 35 feet
Plant Spread: 10 to 12 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Other: .50 to 1.50 inch brown cones
Fruiting Time: Spring
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

Common names
  • Nevada Cypress
  • Piute Cypress
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cupressus arizonica var. nevadensis
  • Synonym: Cupressus nevadensis
  • Synonym: Cupressus arizonica subsp. nevadensis
  • Synonym: Callitropsis nevadensis

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