Cedar-of-Goa, Mexican White Cedar, Mexican Cypress Cupressus lusitanica - Hesperocyparis lindleyi, Callitropsis lusitanica, Cupressus lusitanica

Detailed Listing For
Botanical Name:

Cupressus lusitanica

Family:

Cupressaceae

Genus:

Cupressus

Species:

lusitanica

Common Name:

Cedar-of-Goa, Mexican White Cedar, Mexican Cypress

Seeds Per Pound:
80,300
Quantity:
6.02 lb
Average Viable Seeds/Packet:
27
Germination:
53%
Germination Test Type:
Cut (Full Seed)
Purity:
99%
Height:
120 feet
Collection Locale:
Guatemala
Crop Year:
2022
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
9
In Stock: 6.02 lb
Prices
Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:
1 packet (~ 27 seeds)
$4.95
2 gram (~ 354 seeds)
$10.23
10 gram (~ 1770 seeds)
$13.50
1 oz (~ 5019 seeds)
$24.95
4 oz (~ 20075 seeds)
$55.95
1 lb (~ 80300 seeds)
$179.95
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: cold stratify for 30 days.
Germination: sow seed 1/16" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
Other: seed can be treated with Captan (4 tablespoons/gallon of water) during stratification to prevent fungal problems.
In a Nutshell:
* Cupressus lusitanica , ( Cedro Blanco ; Teotlate , distinctive names used in Mexico); Cedro Blanco means White Cedar and is also known as Mexican White Cedar , is a species of cypress native to Mexico and Central America ( Guatemala , El Salvador and Honduras ). It has also been introduced to Belize , Costa Rica and Nicaragua , growing at 1200–3000 m altitude. more...

Often has drooping branchlets, foliage green, half-inch cones, native to Mexico and Central America.