Scientific Name:
Cupressus sempervirens
Pronunciation:
kew-PRESS-us sem-PUR-vur-enz
Common Name:
Italian cypress, Mediterranean cypress
Family Name:
Cupressaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Narrowly conical evergreen confiver, leaves scale-like, rhomboidal, 1-2mm wide; seed cones on short stalk, rounded, 2-3cm wide, with 8-14 scales, green or bluish before slowly maturing brown-grey, persistent.
Habit:
Dense
Form:
Columnar
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
3 - 5m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Alkaline, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Group or mass planting, Screening, Wind break
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Scale-like
Arrangement:
Opposite, Imbricate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Glaucous
Colour in Summer:
Bluish, Green, Silver / Grayish
Colour in Fall:
Bluish, Green, Silver / Grayish
Shapes:
Rhomboidal
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Colour (petals):
Male cone, No flowers, Yellow, Brown
Flower Time at Peak:
Feb, Mar
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Not showy, Persistent
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating, Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Red, Dark brown
Propagation:
Seed
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
