How to prune arizona cypress

Late winter to early spring. Remove dead branches cleanly at the collar. For informal shaping, trim only the current season's green shoots — never cut into woody stems without foliage. Use sharp shears or loppers and sterilise between plants to prevent cypress canker spread.

Once a year for hedging; as needed for specimen trees. Arizona Cypress forms a naturally attractive conical to columnar shape and requires minimal pruning. Remove dead, diseased, or crossing branches in late winter. It does not regenerate from old, bare wood, so avoid cutting back past green foliage. In windbreak or hedge use, light annual trimming of new growth only is acceptable.

Remove dead branches cleanly at the collar. For informal shaping, trim only the current season's green shoots — never cut into woody stems without foliage. Use sharp shears or loppers and sterilise between plants to prevent cypress canker spread.