The Blue Ice was discovered in New Zealand in 1960 which was growing naturally in the wild. This cultivar is known for its stunning frosty blue color and upright pyramidal growth habit. The Blue Ice are much slower growers as compared to the Carolina Sapphire and at maturity they will not get as tall or wide. Unlike Cedars and Junipers they do not produce berries but they seed cones which are about an inch in diameter. They perform best in full sun and in areas that are well drained. Blue Ice are most commonly planted as privacy screens or specimen trees. There is a lot of confusion in the industry regarding the scientific name and you could see any of the following names being used: Cupressus arizonica ‘Blue Ice’, Cupressus arizonica var. Glabra ‘Blue Ice’, Cupressus glabra ‘Blue Ice’.