Plant Database
Italian Cypress
Cupressus sempervirens
The Italian Cypress is the timeless icon of Mediterranean landscapes, defining elegance with its strictly columnar, dark green spires. These incredibly narrow, fastigiate trees create dramatic vertical lines that frame architecture, line driveways, or provide a formal, tall screen. Slow-growing and exceptionally drought-tolerant, they bring a sense of ancient grandeur and architectural structure to warm-climate gardens with minimal upkeep.
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The quintessential tall, extremely narrow columnar evergreen, creating sharp vertical accents.
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Foliage is dense, scale-like, and dark green.
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Very slow-growing and extremely drought and heat tolerant once established.
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Requires full sun and excellent drainage; prone to root rot in wet soils.
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Ideal for framing entrances, lining pathways, creating formal alleys, or as a tall, narrow screen.
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A low-maintenance tree that rarely needs pruning to maintain its shape.