Cypress

Desert Broom

About Cypress and Desert Broom

Cypress

Desert Broom

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Shrub

1.3 Origin

California

Hybrid origin, Southwestern United States

1.4 Types

Southern cypress, Gulf cypress

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, Swamps

riparian zones, Semi desert, Upland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-118-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

1.9 Habit

Pyramidal

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,520.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

370.00 cm150.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Light Green

creamy white

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Oblanceolate , Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season

Needs very little water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut back old stems to the ground, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring

can go long without fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Drought

Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Heat And Humidity

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Insects

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, breathing problems

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Soil protection

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

anti-inflammatory, Anti-oxidant, cholesterol-lowering

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Seeds, Stem

Twigs

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in biomass, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building

Can be made into a herbal tea

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUPRESSUS macrocarpa

BACCHARIS 'Centennial'

7.2 Common Name

Baldcypress, Red cypress

desert broom , broom baccharis , greasewood

7.2.1 In Hindi

सरू के वृक्ष

desert broom

7.2.2 In German

Zypresse

Wüste Besen

7.2.3 In French

cyprès

desert broom

7.2.4 In Spanish

Arbol ciprés

escoba del desierto

7.2.5 In Greek

κυπαρίσσι

desert broom

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cypress árvore

vassoura do deserto

7.2.7 In Polish

Cypress drzewo

desert broom

7.2.8 In Latin

cypressus

desert broom

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Pinopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Pinales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Cupressaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Taxodium

Baccharis

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Astereae

8.9 Subfamily

Taxodioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Cypress and Desert Broom

Wondering what are the properties of Cypress and Desert Broom? We provide you with everything About Cypress and Desert Broom. Cypress doesn't have thorns and Desert Broom doesn't have thorns. Also Cypress does not have fragrant flowers. Cypress has allergic reactions like Asthma and breathing problems and Desert Broom has allergic reactions like Asthma and breathing problems. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Cypress and Desert Broom and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cypress and Desert Broom

Season and care of Cypress and Desert Broom is important to know. While considering everything about Cypress and Desert Broom Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cypress season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Desert Broom season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Cypress is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Desert Broom is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Cypress is Acidic, Neutral and for Desert Broom is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Cypress and Desert Broom Physical Information

Cypress and Desert Broom physical information is very important for comparison. Cypress height is 1,520.00 cm and width 370.00 cm whereas Desert Broom height is 60.00 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Cypress and Desert Broom are as follows:

Cypress flower color: Brown
Cypress leaf color: Dark Green
Desert Broom flower color: White
Desert Broom leaf color: Green

Care of Cypress and Desert Broom

Care of Cypress and Desert Broom include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cypress pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Desert Broom pruning is done Cut back old stems to the ground, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Cypress needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Desert Broom needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.