Cupressus sempervirens, the Mediterranean cypress (also known as Italian cypress,[1] Tuscan cypress, Persian cypress, or pencil pine), is a species of cypress native to the eastern Mediterranean region and Iran. While some studies show it has modern medicinal properties, it is most noted for uses in folk medicine, where the dried leaves of the plant are used to treat various ailments.[2] It is well-adapted to the environmental conditions that it lives in due to its ability to survive in both acidic and alkaline soils and withstand drought.[3] Cupressus sempervirens is widely present in culture, most notably in Iran, where it is both a sacred tree and a metaphor for “the graceful figure of the beloved”.[4]
Butterfly Plants, Full Sun, Low Maintenance, Pollinator Plants, Tree
Italian Cypress-Cupressus sempervirens
$32.00 – $235.00
General Landscape Uses: Accent or specimen tree in residential and commerical landscapes.
Ecological Restoration Notes: A key element of pine forests of South Florida, including pine rocklands, pine flatwoods and scrubby flatwoods; the only canopy tree in these ecosystems.
Description: Medium to large tree with a small, irregular to open, broadly conical crown. Trunks usually strait, but sometimes leaning or twisted, to 2 feet in diameter or more, but usually much smaller. Bark dark gray to reddish-brown, furrowed and broken into irregular plates. Needles in bundles of 2s or 3s, 7-12 inches long, dark green and shiny.
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