Cupressus arizonica 'Blue Ice' - BLUE ICE ARIZONA CYPRESS NEW Spring 2010!

$9

Ice, ice baby. That's what you get with this selection of Arizona Cypress whose fine scaly stems have an excellent steely blue color. It also has nice peeling red bark! This conifer grows upright to an eventual 30 - 40' with a pyramidal shape. It needs full sun and good drainage. It's very drought tolerant but also does well with summer irrigation, provided drainage is superb. Hardy to at least -10°F.

Cupressus arizonica 'Carolina Sapphire' - CAROLINA SAPPHIRE ARIZONA CYPRESS NEW Spring 2010!

$9

This form of Arizona Cypress is a more vigorous selection with a less coral-like (if you will) habit of growth, and sea-green-bluish foliage. It has a similar pyramidal habit to other forms of this species and may reach 40' tall. Like most Cypresses it should be in full sun with good drainage. Hardy to about -10°F.

Podocarpus lawrencei 'Purple King'

$10

This conifer from southeast Australia looks much like a yew, but has beautiful purple-tinged new growth, as well as often turning purplish in the winter - a color not commonly seen on the true yews. Although usually advertised as a low, spreading conifer, if it's really happy it can grow into a small tree. It performs beautifully in the Northwest and is a must have for any collector of unusual or Gondwanic conifers, as well as normal people. It appreciates a little irrigation to look its best, and is hardy to around 0°F.

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