Carolina Sapphire Cedar Tree
The carolina sapphire is a conically shaped tree with a great pyramidal growth habit.
Carolina sapphire cedar tree. Like leyland cypress carolina sapphire is drought tolerant and establishes quickly but is often faster growing and performs better in more marginal soils than leylands. An excellent landscape specimen that works well as a single planting or in rows as a screen or windbreak. Important to keep water to it. Carolina sapphire cypress also known as arizona cypress is a fast growing graceful evergreen tree featuring outstanding attractive silvery blue lacy foliage that provides year round color and texture in the landscape.
Carolina sapphire is hardy in zones 7 10. Carolina sapphire is a super fast growing evergreen tree. Not only is this evergreen fast growing but it is also deer disease and insect resistant. Carolina sapphire gains width quicker than thuja green giant and is a much better choice for the deep south heat.
It can grow 20 to 30 feet tall and maintains a pyramidal shape. Its noble upright pyramidal form with compact symmetrical branching is cloaked by handsome blue gray foliage and accented by reddish exfoliating bark. Its silvery blue foliage makes this tree very unique and enhancing for landscapes. Carolina sapphire is fast becoming one of our most popular christmas trees.
Looks like a cedar tree but is bluer and gentle to the touch. When on display at the sc state fair carolina sapphire stops people in their tracks. This tree is one of the fastest growing evergreens and is great for privacy screening purposes. The carolina sapphire cypress is a fast growing evergreen that features lacy silvery blue foliage.