Cupressus sargentii

Identification

Cupressus sargentii, Sargent Cypress.
A 50 year old picture Cupressus sargentii Sargent Cypress - grid24_3
Cupressus sargentii
A Cupressus sargentii,  Sargent Cypress tree on top of Cuesta  Ridge north of San Luis Obispo - grid24_3
Cupressus sargentii, Sargent Cypress
Cupressus sargentii Sargent Cypress grove - grid24_3
Cupressus sargentii, Sargent Cypress
Cupressus sargentii Sargent Cypress fruits - grid24_3
Cupressus sargentii, Sargent Cypress, Fruit
Arctostaphylos obispoensis mazanita  and Sargent Cypress tree on serpentine. - grid24_3
Arctostaphylos obispoensis under the Sargent Cypress.

Description

In the wild Sargent Cypress is a small gray evergreen tree, with gray bark. In most gardens Sargent Cypress will grow real fast to 10 feet, then slowly (1'/year) to 50'. C. sargentii is easy to hold to 12', has high tolerance to serpentine, and is very drought tolerant. This cypress prefers sun, good drainage, and regular water for the first year only, in its range. C. sargentii is good as a specimen tree, and should be used more often. We had no cold damage at 0 degrees F., and I would guess it is hardy to -15 F. In our county it can become a 70 foot tree that looks like a cross between Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) and Deodar Cedar. That is in a 40+" annual rainfall area. In a 20" annual rainfall area, pure serpentine area they grow into a twisted stand 12' tall, looking like old Arizona Cypresses. The only other shrubs on the bad site were Dendromecon rigida and a few Arctostaphylos obispoensis.The photo was taken by Francis Whiting in 1970 on Cuesta Grade. Syn. Hesperocyparis sargentii , Neocupressus sargentii and Callitropsis sargentii

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Characteristics

Cupressus sargentii Sargent Cypress tolerates clay and serpentine.

Cupressus sargentii Sargent Cypress's foliage color is silver and type is evergreen.
Cupressus sargentii Sargent Cypress's flower color is na.

Communities

Communities for Cupressus sargentii Sargent Cypress:Chaparral, Closed-cone Pine Forest and Yellow Pine Forest.

Ranges for Cupressus sargentii

ph: 5.00 to 8.00
usda: 6 to 10
height[m]: 4.00 to 15.00
width[m]: 3.00 to 8.00
rainfall[cm]: 77.00 to 133.00

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