Cheng's Cypress

This is an interesting member of the Cypress family. To walk past it, you might mistake it for a run-of-the-mill upright Juniper. It is...Read More gray green, has attractive foliage, and makes a nice upright conifer for specimen or screening use on dry sites.

I met this plant during a visit to the University of California-Davis arboretum, where it is located in plantings along Putah Creek right behind the arboretum headquarters on campus.

This arboretum has extensive collections, and many members of the conifer families are represented. I'd highly recommend it to anyone visiting Davis or passing through the area.