Cupressus arizonica var. glabra 'Aurea' is an upright, broadly conical densely branched small tree with striking mustard-yellow young foliage which fades to green in winter. Despite its lack of chlorophyll, it is a fairly fast-growing plant, at a rate of nearly 1 foot (30 cm) per year and 2-thirds as wide. After 10 years in the landscape, a specimen will be about 10 feet (3 m) tall and 6 feet (2 m) wide.
This cultivar originated as a seedling selected by J. Canny of the Woods and Forestry Department nursery, South Australia in 1956.
