Arizona cypress ordinarily has few disease pests, but when grown in areas of high humidity, incidence of disease increases. Principal enemies are mistletoes and rusts. The cypress bark beetle may be troublesome by mining twigs on ornamentals. Arizona cypress is usually available as 1 year old potted stock. It should be planted in areas where there is at least 10 to 12 inches of water available annually either naturally or through irrigation.
Early spring is the best time for planting.
For windbreaks 6-foot spacing in rows is recommended. Open sunlight is required for best growth. This site contains information and pictures for more than 2000 species of plants. The CD of the site Enjoy the much larger pictures.