Botanical Name: Cupressus sempervirens
Common Name: Italian cypress
Type of Plant: conifer: tree
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a very erect, distinctly upright plant, mostly single-trunked, with short, ascending and tightly packed lateral branches forming a tall, dense, narrow, column with pointed apex
Height 20'-60'(80')
Spread 3'- 6'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun preferred; grows very poorly in shaded locations
Soil prefers well-draining loam, but tolerates most soils
Hardiness hardy (zones 4-24): grows best in warm low-elevation areas
 
Morphology:
Leaves tiny overlapping dark green scales
Flowers inconspicuous, in catkins
Fruit female cone; approximately 1" diameter, gray-brown, round
 
Propagation:
semihardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
the classical vertical accent tree for its conspicuously dense, narrow form; very widely used as a tall background screen; suitable as a large container plant for formal landscapes
 
Landscape Care:
Watering an occasional deep soak; becomes fairly drought tolerant after established
Fertilizing little is required – only as needed
Pruning none required; if branches grow laterally, head back to canopy to maintain overall height
Pests/Diseases red spider mite
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Southern Europe
Family: Cupressaceae

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