Garden Goods Direct Carolina Sapphire Cypress

Carolina Sapphire Cypress Trees are a super fast-growing evergreen tree. Like Leyland Cypress Trees, Carolina Sapphire Cypress Trees are drought-tolerant and establish quickly, but are often faster growing and perform better in more marginal soils than Leyland Cypress Trees. Carolina Sapphire gains width quicker than Thuja Green Giant trees and is a much better choice for the deep south heat.

The Arizona Cypress is a native of interior Mexico extending into the southwestern United States, where it is the only native Cypress. Carolina Sapphire Cypress was developed at Clemson University in 1968. It is a relatively new cultivar of Arizona Cypress. This evergreen tree grows in a compact form with lacy blue-green foliage and has a festive Christmas tree shape.