Seeds and Things 15 ITALIAN CYPRESS Cupressus Sempervirens Tree Seeds Good Bonsai
Genus: Cupressus Species: sempervirens Common Name: Italian Cypress Pre-treatment: not-required Zone Hardiness Cold: 7 Zone Hardiness warm: 10 Height / Spread: 9-18m/1.5-3m Plant Type: Tree Growth rate: medium Vegetation type: evergreen Leaf /Flower color: Green/- DESCRIPTION: Italian cypress is a narrow, columnar evergreen tree native to western Asia and southern Europe. Its dark green to blue-green soft-scaled needles are short and wispy, and help hide the small oval tan cones. Grow Italian cypress in full sun in average to dry soil with good drainage. With its narrow columnar habit of growth, this evergreen forms tall, dark green columns 40 to 60 feet in height in the western United States but are often much shorter. Trees are normally no more than three feet wide. The scale-like leaves lend a very fine texture to any setting. Planted three feet apart, they make a dense screen. Italian Cypress is often used for framing, as a strong accent around large buildings, or in the formal landscape.