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Italian Cypress

Cupressus sempervirens

Iconic Ultra-Narrow Dark Green Spire • Drought Tolerant & Architectural • Defines Mediterranean Style

$569.00

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Bay Area–Based Nursery

We specialize in plants grown and delivered in their original pots and soil.
Because of their size and weight, our plants are not suitable for long-distance shipping and are delivered locally to ensure health and quality.

While delivery is limited to our local service area, we’re happy to support garden design and plant selection remotely.

For local plant professionals, we’re always glad to connect and explore ways to support your customers.

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.

The quintessential tall, extremely narrow columnar evergreen, creating sharp vertical accents.
Foliage is dense, scale-like, and dark green.
Very slow-growing and extremely drought and heat tolerant once established.
Requires full sun and excellent drainage; prone to root rot in wet soils.
Ideal for framing entrances, lining pathways, creating formal alleys, or as a tall, narrow screen.
A low-maintenance tree that rarely needs pruning to maintain its shape.

Nursery Plant Sizes Explained

Victory Nursery · Plant Size Guide

Plant Sizes

Find the right starting size without reading a nursery textbook. Compare the common sizes, then see what is available for the plant you want.

Landscape Containers Indoor Pots Box Trees Local Delivery

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Most Popular Sizes

These four sizes cover many common residential landscape and mature-tree projects.

Outdoor Plants

Landscape Containers

Smaller sizes favor quantity and value. Larger sizes give the landscape more presence sooner.

Mulflat Groundcovers View size → 1 Gallon Small starter View size → 2 Gallon Small landscape View size → 3 Gallon Established starter View size → Popular 5 Gallon Everyday landscape View size → 7 Gallon Medium landscape View size → 10 Gallon More established View size → Most Popular 15 Gallon Strong starting presence View size → 20 Gallon Large landscape View size → 24 Gallon Large mature container View size →

Mature Trees

Box Tree Sizes

More years at the nursery. More size on delivery. Less waiting for the landscape to look established.

24" Mature Starting Size A major step up from smaller landscape containers. View 24" Box → 30" Larger Presence More scale between 24" and 36" box sizes. View 30" Box → 36" Large Specimen Substantial trees with heavier handling needs. View 36" Box → 48" Major Specimen Large-project scale with planned delivery and placement. View 48" Box →

Indoor & Decorative

Inch Pot Sizes

The inch size refers to the nursery pot, not the plant height.

4"

Indoor Starter

16"

Floor Plant

Quick Decision

Choose by Your Goal

01

More Plants

Start around 1–5 Gallon

Good for larger planting quantities when you have time for plants to fill in.

02

Faster Privacy

Compare 5–15 Gallon

A practical range for balancing coverage, handling and cost.

03

Immediate Impact

Start with 24" Box+

More established material when the landscape needs presence now.

Container size ≠ exact plant height

Height, canopy and fullness vary by species, variety, season and current nursery inventory.

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Send us the plant name, quantity, ZIP code and the result you want. We can help narrow down the practical options.

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Plant sizes shown here are nursery container categories and planning references. Actual plant dimensions, form and availability vary by variety and current inventory.

Features:Foliage:Dense, dark green scale-like leaves.Aromatic when crushed (woody-herbal scent).Evergreen color year-round.Form:.Strictly columnar silhouette.Naturally narrow without pruning.Rust-brown bark with fine texture
Mature Size:Standard:Height: 40-60 ft.Width: 5-10 ft.Dwarf ('Tiny Tower'):.Height: 25-30 ft.Width: 3 ft
Growth Rate: Slow to moderate (1-2 ft/year)
Light Needs: Full sun
Key Advantages:Classic Mediterranean elegance.Space-saving vertical accent.Drought tolerant once established.Deer resistant
Landscape Uses:Formal allees (space 2-3 ft apart).Architectural framing.Cemetery plantings.Potted patio specimens

Q: How far apart should I plant them for a screen?
A: For a traditional, separate column effect, space them 6-8 feet apart. For a dense, continuous screen, plant them 3-4 feet apart—they will eventually touch but maintain their individual columnar form.

Q: Why is mine turning brown inside or at the bottom?
A: This is usually due to: 1) Poor drainage/root rot (fatal). 2) Severe drought stress. 3) Cypress canker, a fungal disease common in humid areas (often fatal). Ensure perfect drainage and avoid overhead watering. Select canker-resistant varieties like 'Cleopatra' if this is a known problem in your area.