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Plant - winter Prescott area
Jeff Schalau | Leaves Prescott area
Jeff Schalau | Fruit Prescott area
Jeff Schalau | Bark Prescott area
Jeff Schalau | Bark Prescott area
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Origin: Native Similar Species: Cupressus glabra
General Description: Evergreen. Upright, straight, graceful, pyramid-shaped (widens with age), dense tree with conical crown and stout, horizontal branches low to the ground. Moderate growth rate.
Identification notes: Resinous aromatic evergreen tree with stout erect or horizontal branches. Leaves scale-like, opposite. Male and female cones on separate branches of same tree. Female cones nearly spherical; woody scales spread apart at maturity, seeds winged.
Height: 90 feet Width: 30 feet
Habitat Description: Found in canyon bottoms and on mountain slopes, pinyon-juniper woodlands and chaparral. Found near streams, canyons and slopes. Common in Oak Creek and Verde River canyons.
Plant Communities: Interior Chaparral, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Riparian
Elevation: 3000 - 7000 feet
Leaf Color: Gray-green to blue-green Type: Scales Shape: Other Margin: Other Attachment: Alternate and opposite Hairs: N
Description: Leaves are scale-like, overlapping and glandular; dusty green to gray-green or sometimes with a waxy resinous coating appearing blue-green. Leaves clasp the stems in opposite or alternate pairs.
Color: Green to brown or gray Type: Cone or cone-like Description: Female cones are round, about 1 inch in diameter with 4 to 8 pointed scales. Initially smooth, green, turning brown when mature. Cones open at maturity and release winged seeds; open cones may remain on branches for several years. Male cones are small.
Bark Color: Gray to reddish-brown Bark Texture (Mature): Shreddy or peeling Bark and Branch Description: Shreddy and peeling in long strips to reveal gray and reddish-brown patches. Older bark may develop a fine, shallow furrowed pattern or reveal a mottled patchy look. Very similar to Cupressus glabra which is distinguished by its smooth red bark.
Spines, thorns or prickles: N |
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