This plants are selected in a 30 years period. Hungarian breeders followed the concept of Debreczy, Zsolt, who is working on the world's conifering renewal. Other breeders were joined to his concept, and started to breed the conifers of the dry areas of the world.

What you see here, it's the "harvest time". My friends are dreaming of non-irrigated pinetums...
Let's dream together.

Cupressus arizonica glabra Joschka
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 1994 Hódi Tóth József HUN from seed of C. arizonica Conica.
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Dense, closed, cylindrical habit, 6 m high /2009/ plant on board and on 4 m elevation similarly 60 cm diamater. Wind, snow, sleet, freeze, drought never harm. Plantname a celebration for Joschka Fischer former Secratary of state of Germany who was deported as kid in 1946 from Budakeszi, Hungary

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Cupressus arizonica glabra Kamena Vurla
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found Debreczy Zsolt, HUN
1994 Hódi Tóth József from seed collected by Debreczy Zsolt in Kamena Vurla, Greece
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Massive, almost white-silverly sprouts, dense Picea abies like crown, giant cones with great umbos, Platanus like bark, fast growing. Excellent clima tolerant

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Cupressus arizonica Kékszakáll
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 2009 Mesterházy Zsolt in the cemetery of Pécs HUN
Introduced 2011 Tóth Gyula Nursery Gödöllõ, HUN
Description A narrow, dense intensive blue sport, grows slowly

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Cupressus arizonica glabra Kork
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 2006 Hódi Tóth József HUN from sport of a public park in Korkuteli, Toros Mts. 1200 m, TUR

Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Frosty, silverly sprouts, alligator-pattern 2-3 years old twigs, cones are also silverly. Bark red-purpur-brown spotted. Great surviver.

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Cupressus arizonica glabra Line
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 2000 Hódi Tóth József HUN from seed of Cupressus arizonica Conica
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Brother of Oval" and Eclipse".The lateral heads rigid straight and horizontal, crown always well arranged as a Picea. Secondary and thirdly sprouts threadly, silverly, curtain-like as a Picea breweriana. Bark three colour, peel. Excellent soliter.

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Cupressus arizonica glabra Oak Creek
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found Debreczy Zsolt HUN
1992 Hódi Tóth József from seed collected by Debreczy Zsolt in Oak Creek Canyon as USA Collect Nr. 8292
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Loosely, silvery sprouts, leading stem and lateral heads bended. Fast growing, 17 years old, and 8 m high. Bark is a red-brown patchwork.

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Zsolt

Having just finished potting up 25 or so C. arizonica seedlings, I'm thrilled to see this thread! Thank you Zsolt!!

C. arizonica 'Observatory'
Alan Taylor selection
Accession date 11 Dec 1984, Denver Botanic Gardens

No Cupressus forbesii or Cupressus stephensonii? Have you had any experience with this species or are they rather rare in Europe?

Shastensis,
american cypresses are since long ago known for botanists and collectors here. Cupressus sempervirens is not safe in our climate. American cypresses are generally ok up to z6, the Cupressus bakeri even to z5 in my garden to -30 Celsius. As I see, the late April, May frosts are the biggest enemies of cypresses, as the plants are awekened from their winter "dream".
The new cultivars here are the resume of the last 30 years collecting and selecting of cypresses by hungarian botanists in the States and Himalaya Mts.
I guess, some collectors in America will be interested to "repatriate" this beautiful cultivars...

C. forbesii is rather rare, but the C. stephensonii comes later with new selections.
North of us C. bakeri in known in Sweden, many others in the British isles or Holland, but they get not enough summer heat and sunshine. Thats why generally C. arizonica is the most known species with his blue selections.

Cupressus cultivars going on

Cupressus arizonica glabra Oval
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 2000 Hódi Tóth József HUN from seed of Cupressus arizonica Conica

Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Brother of Eclipse and Line. Upright, conical egg-shaped habit, rich branched, extremely dense, bluish-silverly sprouts. Excellent resist to wind , snow and sleet. Bark as Line.

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Cupressus arizonica glabra Pendulina
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 2006 Hódi Tóth József HUN from sport of a public park in Korkuteli, Taurus Mts., TUR

Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Fascinating plant with broad, egg-shaped habit, robust sprouts and fast growing. Dazzling silverly foliage, young sprouts like a giant curtain cling.

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Cupressus arizonica glabra President
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 2000 Hódi Tóth József HUN from seed of a plant in Roosevelt Square Park in Budapest HUN /former cv. Roosevelt (id. Széchenyi by Mesterházy Zsolt HUN)

Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Full unusual colour plant: like a silvermetal spray-painted Christmas-tree. Robust growing, in line or light curve standing lateral heads, cylindrical habit, well arranged crown. Great globulous cones.

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Cupressus arizonica Réka
Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury
Breeder/Found 1980 Folly Gyula in Badacsony HUN
Introduced 1985 Folly Arboretum, Badacsonyörs HUN
Description A dense, dwarf conical clone, 1 meter in 15 years, the half size than /Ágnes/

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Cupressus arizonica glabra Sedona
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found Debreczy Zsolt HUN
1992 Hódi Tóth József HUN of seed collected by Debreczy Zsolt in Oak Creek Canyon, as USA Collect Nr. 8292
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Brother of Oak Creek. Cannon-shot habit, dense, compact silverly-bluish foliage. Bark in all shade of colour brown, like a Platanus. Trunk 30 cm diameter on board, 17 years old, 9 m high.

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Cupressus arizonica glabra Tortuosa
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 1998 Hódi Tóth József HUN from seed C. arizonica Fastigiata
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description At an age of ten years old bark smooth and gray like an Abies, twigs and boughts twisted like a Salix mandsurica. Silverly foliage. Leading stem is not expressively, many lateral heads competitors. Big cones oval-globulous, gray-brown, bright, not bloomy.

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Cupressus arizonica glabra Torzó
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found Orlóci László HUN
Introduced Fenyõkert Nursery Budapest HUN
Description This blue dwarf comes from Cupressus arizonica glabra seed collected in CRO Croatia. The new branchlets become dense leaves from the second year. 1m in 10 years.

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Cupressus arizonica glabra Tû
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 2000 Hódi Tóth József HUN from sport of Seydisehir public park, Toros Mts., 1300 m, TUR

Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Strongly silverly foliage, thin sprouts, upright in curve stick out lateral heads, long without arms. Bizarre like a Juniperus chinensis Kaizuka. In Seydisehir are strongly winds, the winter is very cold, summer hot and dry, this plant is very tolerant.

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Cupressus arizonica montana Korall
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found Hódi Tóth József HUN
Debreczy Zsolt from seed of living plant in San Pedro Martir Mts. Baja California, MEX, collect Nr. 69535
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Broad cylindrical habit, strong leading stem, long lateral heads. Sprouts rigid, resinous, fragrance, lots of drops of white resin. Cones small, globose, brown, bark deep red-brown, longitudinal gray, fibrous strips. Very fine specimen. Persistent, drought tolerant.

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Cupressus arizonica nevadensis Nevada
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 1996 Hódi Tóth József HUN from seed of 91 Highway, CA USA, collected by Kiss Ferenc HUN

Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Foliage grayish dull green, scales fibrous. On lateral heads hang secondary and thirdly branches ,young sprouts knotted, resinous. Bark gray, vertical streaked.

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Cupressus arizoniva nevadensis Brill
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 2000 Hódi Tóth József HUN
2000 Orlóci László from seed, collected by US Forest Service

Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Strong silverly thin, threaded sprouts, slow groving, regular conical habit. Bark red-lilac patches. Bright, big , globular cones.

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Cupressus arizonica stephensonii Stefi
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 1996 Hódi Tóth József HUN from seed collected in Arboretum of University , Pécs, HUN
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Conical habit, robust, fast growing. Bark cherry, purpur and brown patche. Massive, silverly sprouts, dense, rich branches. Very large, handle cones. Drought tolerant, hardy.

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I follow next time with Cupressus bakeri cultivars

Zsolt

Enjoy the living and vibrating descriptions of Hódi Tóth for his own cultivars. He told me today, that about 25 years ago he read an article about the "vanising cupressus" species on the desert sides. Save them, please, if not to late, its a part of the american botanical heritage... Its also my hertiage, and all of us.

Cupressus bakeri Göteborg
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found Rácz István HUN
Introduced 2010 Tóth Gyula Nursery, Gödöllõ HUN
Description Cold resistent selection from SWE

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Cupressus bakeri Liliput
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 1998 Hódi Tóth József from seed of Kew Gardens GBR
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Very slow growth, broad conical habit. Young sprouts thin, dense, like a brush, bloomy-blueish. Cone globose, very little, bright. Bark a long time gray, smooth, later gray-brown, cracked. Very persistent.

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Cupressus bakeri Silver Fern
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 1998 Hódi Tóth József from seed of Kew Gardens GBR
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Broad conical habit, growing as usual. Bark in youth gray, smooth, later gray-brown, cracked .Young sprouts twist and turn, later straight, fern-like. Blueish-silverly foliage, little cones, smooth, globulous, like a C. macnabiana. Drought tolerant, hardy. Z6

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Cupressus bakeri Silver King
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 1998 Hódi Tóth József from seed of Bob Graeton Co. USA collected near Wheeler Peak, CA USA
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Narrow, regular conical habit, fast growing. Leader stem and young sprouts twist and turn wherever from third year straight. Cones big, rough because of channels of resin, fertile in youth of plant . Bark in youth gray, later deep brown striped.gray. Drought tolerant and full hardy. Z6

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Cupressus bakeri matthewsii Silver Cloud
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 1998 Hódi Tóth József HUN from seed of Kew Gardens
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Very robust growth, broad conical habit. Bark in youth gray, smooth, later gray-brown, cracked. Silverly pointed and sticky foliage because resin drops.

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Cupressus cashmeriana Blue Dream
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 1985 Debreczy Zsolt HUN from sport of a plant in Velebit, CRO, Croatia
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Bloomy, blue, very long sprouts on a regular conical shaped plant. Little scales and juvenile needles a long time together. Brown , bright twigs, little cones. In Hungary less sensitive to frost as others, needs protect and sheltered place. Z7.

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Cupressus gigantea Dino
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 1998 Hódi Tóth József HUN from seed of Kew Gardens GBR
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Dense stuff of thin sprouts, grayish, bloomy foliage. Conical habit, growth as usual. Cones very little, in first year green, both umbo brown and big, between to maturity green, sharp aberrations /bony scales on back a dinos/.

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Cupressus goveniana Fényes Tojás
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 1999 Hódi Tóth József HUN from seed of Bedgebury Pinetum GBR, collected by dr. Rácz István HUN

Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Broad, bright green egg. Threaded, knoted sprouts. Already in youth fertile, bright brown to maturity gray-brown globose cones. Hardy and unusual drought tolerant.

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Cupressus goveniana Silhouette
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 1997 Hódi Tóth József HUN from seed of Bob Graeton Co., CA USA
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Stiff lateral heads, upright, conical habit, bizarre soliter. Foliage mat deep green, bark already in youth in band frayed, gray brown. Cones globose, scales angled, point shaped, sharp umbos.

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Cupressus goveniana abramsiana Birdshelter
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 1997 Hódi Tóth József HUN from seed of Bob Graeton Co., CA USA
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Extraordinary dense, bright green foliage, upright, conical habit. Sprouts knoted, threaded, little scales. Cone big, oval, strong ,sharp umbo, gray-brown colour. Bark gray, framed. Drought tolerant, hardy.

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Cupressus goveniana abramsiana f. butanoensis Mateo
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 2000 Hódi Tóth József HUN from seed of Bob Graeton Co. CA, collected in San Mateo CA USA
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description In youth narrow cylindrical habit, curved lateral heads, upright leading stem, growth as usual. Foliage deep mat green, sprouts knoted, threaded. Bark in youth gray and smooth,/ later will gray, framed and in band peeled/. Cones big, cylindrical, umbo insignificant, like a Cupressus sempervirens, in first year stand erect.

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Cupressus goveniana pygmaea Gulliver
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 1994 Hódi Tóth József HUN from seed of Bedgebury Pinetum, collected by dr. Rácz István HUN
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Conical habit, fast growing. Strong leading stem, lash shaped, long lateral heads, many short sprouts. Mat grass-green foliage, globose, bright brown, little cones, umbo insignificant.
Bark in youth smooth, later in band peeled. Excellent drought tolerant and full hardy. Z6.

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Zsolt

Wow, nice to know that there are so many different cultivars of rare/endangered species. When was the seed collected that many of the stephensonii, montana and bakeri came from? I have a good amount of C. forbesii seed if you would like any. I also have some bakeri.

Hi Zsolt,

a lot of these cultivars are very beautiful.Is it possible to buy some in an Hungarian Nursery? Are they experienced shipping plants to Germany? It could be very interesting to plant some more very hardy Cupressus-Cultivars in colder regions in Germany.

Thanks

Wolfgang

Zsolt, this is a very, very, very interesting thread.

Does C.g. 'Birdshelter' turn orange in fall?

C.cashmeriana I am going to plant here. I cannot resist. I already ordered (10) Cupressus bakeri from the University of Idaho for Fall delivery. I will plant half of them and store the others in my hoophouse.

Regards,

Dax

Friends,
thanks, and I used to offer to my friends to start with Cupressus bakeri, if you are not sure, what accepts your garden of Cupressus. Later on you can go on to other species. The hardiness is usually up to z6-7 in saved circumstances.
Shastensis, send your seeds to Dax or Nate. I hope you remember the extraordinary photo of him from the Denver BG's giant Cupressus bakeri.
To contact the breeder Hódi Tóth search to the words Arizonica Kertészet here http://customlinux.virtuozzo.hu:9001/arizonica/
He has a small nursery there

Dax, Birdshelter is bronze in winter like some platycladus cultivars. I photographed in march in -2 Celsius, and we were both frozen after some hours. That time I was going to make a rigid documentation for this cultivars are ever exist. Next week hopely we could make a new series, which will be more living, as it looked like in March.

Plant first Cupressus cashmeriana first to the glasshouse, in hard frosts will be frozen, what is over the mulch.

I'm very pleased of the interest, but this plants are mostly valid to the southern states, back to the really semideserts, where they came from.

Later I show other specieses, as Cedrus libani, or vaste Abies cultivars. My dream, that in Anchorage the main street becomes some of them sometime...

Selecting to climate is a hard job, and takes even 100 years. Dr. Folly imported in 1910 Juniperus foetidissima, Juniperus drupacea, Cupressus arizonica, Pinus coulteri, Sequioa sempervirens, Pinus pinea, Cedrus atlantica etc to Hungary to Lake Balaton. He had a mild climate, saved from northwind, on southern downhill seemed to be pleasant for exotas. They survived with smaller or greater problems. Later on others - like me, too - planted this conifers to more worse circumstances, and 70 years after they arrived, they are still alive in -30 Celsius and droughts.

20 years ago Orlóci, László went to the Adrian see in Croatia. He collected tenthousands of Thachycarpus palms. He made an opened seedbed, and he got 3-4 survivors. This palms are now 5 meter high, living in free and resistent for frosts.

There are very big chance for climate selectioning along the Rockies. In the last millions of years conifers were going sometimes north, if warm periods, sometimes to the south, if cold periods. That's why Middle America is full of pines and other pinaceae. They must remember anyway the earlier millions in their genetics. I think, if you make a seedbed of millions seeds - teoretically of course, - anyone could select guatemalan pines back to the north, if the seeds are really remembering with their genes.

I know of course, this game is too expensive, or keeps longer as the man's life. But, hope dies last.
Till that time its much cheaper to take Pinus culminicola down from 3500 m in Mexico's Mts to the gardens.

Zsolt

Dax,

C. cashmeriana should do ok in a pot for you. In the ground, it will be dead by November. Even in zone 8b here, some clones are not hardy. I have raised a superior seedling that we have propagated and I am calling 'Blue Wave'. It is very feathery in appearance, seems resistant to foliar disease and hardy so far. I will post a pic sometime..

Jason

Yes, Cupressus bakeri seedlings are being sold by University of Idaho seedling nursery, along with forbesii and stephensonii.

Friends,
let's finish the Cupressus file with Cupressus sempervirens. Most of the shown cultivars are from very dry and vaste areas, and maybe, the past winter photos are not the best way to introduce them. They exist, and gives hope to be hardier as the known cultivar ones.

We, living in the continental Europe are searching for similar continental cypresses, of course, and going to find the most hardier, drought tolerant selections.

If you are interested of maritime or pazific cypresses, please visit to the marvellous site of the Cedar Lodge nursery in New Zealand. Greg Sampson, the son of David and Noeline Sampson leads a magnificent nursery in New Plymouth, and it's full with cypresses, which are only in our minds, who live in continents. As we fight against frosts and droughts, Greg must select conifers, which are proved the salt see winds. Some of his plants are time to time on Larry Stanley's lists.

Cupressus lusitanica Dark
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found Liptai István HUN from seed
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN Original plant in Liptai Collection, Tokaj, Hungary
Description Dark green foliage, red twigs, dense,stubby, stout, pendulous sprouts, strong leading stem. Scales rigid, rawed, cones little globose, waxy, bloomy. In north-eastern Hungary severe clima also full hardy. Z6.

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Cupressus lusitanica Dark
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Cupressus lusitanica Dark
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Cupressus lusitanica Dzsámi
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 2006 Hódi Tóth József f HUN from sport of Korkuteli, Toros Mts., 1300 m, TUR
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Broad, conical habit, trunk cherry-purpur colour, strong resin fragrance. Leader stem and axis of lateral sprouts pink in first year, later gray. Foliage blueish-silverly. Masses of small, white-bloomy cones both giant umbos.

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Cupressus lusitanica Dzsámi
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Cupressus lusitanica Dzsámi
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Cupressus lusitanica Korkuteli
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 2004 Hódi Tóth József HUN from sport of Korkuteli, Toros Mts., 1300 m TUR
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Deep blue, silverly foliage, extremely fast growing. Broad conical habit, bark cherry-brown, bright patches. Lilac-pink axis of sprouts, racemes of small, bloomy, globose cones.

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Cupressus lusitanica Korkuteli
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Cupressus macnabiana Deres
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found Hódi Tóth József HUN
Baracskay Mária from seed collected in California USA
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Upright, cylindical habit, many lateral heads. Thin, threaded sprouts, a lot of drops of resin, very strong fragrance. Masses of male flowers. After a long time fertile, small, bright, gray-brown cones. Unusual drought tolerant, occasionally sleet damage.

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Cupressus macnabiana Deres
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Cupressus macnabiana Dick
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 2004 Hódi Tóth József HUN from seed of cv. /Deres/
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Sprouts, twigs, bark as usual, both habit very slim. Extremely drought tolerant and good hardiness. Z6

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Cupressus sargentii Tomaj
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 1995 Hódi Tóth József HUN from seed of Cupressus sargentii in Folly Arboretum, Badacsonyörs, HUN
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Conical habit, bark fibous, gray-brown. Dense, mat deep green foliage, slighty bloomy. Sprouts four edged, sticky, knoted. Cone globose, gray, not bloomy, resinous, on stalk of cone characteristic pattern.

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Cupressus sargentii Tomaj
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Mainly very narrow selections of the european true cypress

Cupressus sempervirens Aramis
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 2005 Hódi Tóth József HUN from sport of Küprülü Canyon, near Altinkaya, 1200 m, Toros Mts., TUR
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Upright, slender habit, short, linear lateral heads. Foliage mat deep green, sprouts short, dense, knoted. Cone big, elongated, umbo unsignificant. Hardy.
Z6-7 in saved environment.

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Cupressus sempervirens Athos
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 2006 Hódi Tóth József from sport of Küprülü Canyon, near Altinkaya, 1200 m, Toros Mts., TUR
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Upright, slender habit, short, curved lateral heads. Foliage mat deep green, sprouts dense, short, slim, threated. Cone big, elongated, umbo unsignificant. Drought tolerant, hardy.
Z6-7

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Cupressus sempervirens Baross
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 2006 Hódi Tóth József HUN from sport of a Budapest garden living specimen
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description A clon 40 years living in Hungary. Sharp-nosed torpedo-shaped plant on a massive ground. Deep green foliage, lateral heads upright, dense short sprouts. Few, small globose cones. Climate tolerant. Z6-7

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Cupressus sempervirens Brush
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 2006 Hódi Tóth József HUN of sport of an italian import plant Cupressus sempervirens Stricta
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Very slender, fast growing, lively green colour. Lateral heads short, shaped brush, no damage snow or sleet. Good hardiness, very good drought tolerant.
Z6-7

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Cupressus sempervirens Daidalos
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 2006 Hódi Tóth József HUN from sport of a Budapest garden living specimen
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Stand beside of Ikarus, brother and pair. Slenderer, thicker, just as large. Lateral heads slightly upright curved, short sprouts shell shaped. Cone elongated, small umbo. Foliage deep reen, mat. Damage never. Z6-7

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Cupressus sempervirens DArtagnan
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 2006 Hódi Tóth József HUN from sport of Küprülü Canyon, near Beskonak, 1300 m, Toros Mts., TUR
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description The best clon from Küprülü Canyon. Slenderst habit, already in youth a massive trunk grounded. Foliage bright grass green, lateral heads short whenever upright curved, short sprouts
dense, knoted. Cone big, egg-shaped, umbo insignificant. Drought tolerant, hardy. Very well specimen.

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Cupressus sempervirens Fol
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 2009 Hódi Tóth József HUN
1996 Folly Gyula from seed of a specimen in Folly Arboretum, Badacsonyörs, HUN

Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Slender, cylindrical habit, slow growth, massive trunk. Short, horizontal lateral heads, dense, shell shaped short sprouts. Mat, deep green colour. Small, globose cones. Full climate tolerant. 6 m high in 2009.
Z6-7

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Cupressus sempervirens Fol
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Cupressus sempervirens Hebron
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found Tóth Gyula, Gödöllõ HUN as sport of a tree living in Israel
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Slender, in youth some sparse, bright green foliage. Growth faster as usual, cylindrical habit. Lateral heads upright curved, short. Trunk fast solidify, resist snow and sleet. Hardy.
Z6-7

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Cupressus sempervirens Hebron
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Cupressus sempervirens Ikarus
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 2006 Hódi Tóth József HUN from sport of a Budapest garden living specimen.
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description A clon 30 years living in Hungary. Upright, slender both near board slighty broader, deep green, dense foliage. Lateral heads short, slighty upright curved. Short sprouts shell-shaped. Cone globular, mid, umbo insignificant. Damage never.
Z6-7

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Cupressus sempervirens Ikarus
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Cupressus sempervirens Jeszenák
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 2007 Hódi Tóth József HUN from sport of a Budapest garden living specimen from seed of Split CRO
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description A clon 30 years living in Hungary. Upright, slender, extremely dense. Foliage mat deep green, lateral heads short, linear, multibranched. Cone mid, globose, umbo small. Climate tolerant, slow growing, 8 m high in 2007.
Z6-7

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Cupressus sempervirens Õrség
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 2009 Mesterházy Zsolt in the cemetery of Pécs HUN
Introduced 2010 Mesterházy Pinetum HUN
Description A very narrow, dense darkgreen seedling, grows slowly

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Cupressus sempervirens Porthos
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 2006 Hódi Tóth József HUN from sport of Küprülû Canyon, near Beskonak, 1300 m, Toros Mts., TUR
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Upright, slender habit, short, curved lateral heads. Foliage grass green, sprouts short, knoted. Cone mid, globose, umbo characteristic. Clima tolerant.

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Cupressus sempervirens Püspökfalat
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found 2009 Mesterházy Zsolt in the cemetery of Pécs HUN
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description Bright gold shots also in winter, grows as usual

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Cupressus sempervirens Serbica
Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0
Breeder/Found B. Bánfai József HUN
Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN
Description A very narrow and cold resistent clone with mediterrain feeling. Mat middlegreen colour, short upright dense branchlets. Has a wide trunk.

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Cupressus sempervirens Serbica
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Finally, if anybody is discovering unknown areas, has the chance to find first cultivars in any rare species.

First cultivars in species

Hódi Tóth József
Abies equi-trojani Akseki
Abies equi-trojani Irmasan
Cupressus arizonica var. montana Korall
Cupressus arizonica var. nevadensis Nevada
Cupressus arizonica var. nevadensis Brill
Cupressus arizonica var. stephensonii Stefi
Cupressus bakeri ssp. matthewsii Silver Cloud
Cupressus duclouxiana Cloud
Cupressus gigantea Dino
Cupressus goveniana var. abramsiana Birdshelter
Cupressus goveniana var. abramsiana f. butanoensis Mateo
Cupressus goveniana var. pygmaea Gulliver
Cupressus lusitanica var. benthamii Metepec
Cupressus sargentii Tomaj
Juniperus convallium Greyhound
Juniperus formosana Beauty
Juniperus navicularis Enigma
Juniperus polycarpos Hontalan
Juniperus saltuaria Green King
Picea koyamai Tenno
(Pinus gerardiana and Pinus glabra: 2nd cultivar)
Pinus greggii Mex

Debreczy Zsolt & Rácz István
Pinus coulteri Makkos and Mária

Mesterházy Zsolt
Juniperus seravshanica Tugrul
Picea koyamai Erdõtarcsa

Barabits Elemér
Juniperus monosperma Barabits Silver

Klincsek Pál
Juniperus pseudosabina Klincsek

Zsolt

Zsolt, that's an incredible array of cypress!

Here's another C. arizonica, weeping form selection at Denver Botanic Gardens.

Columnar forms at DBG.