If you’ve ever travelled around the Mediterranean, particularly the south and Italy, you will have seen Italian Cypress Trees, or Cupressus sempervirens dotted around the hills and in formal gardens. Instantly recognisable for their tall, slender form, they’re breathtaking and wonderfully elegant - now grow one for yourself!
Not to be confused with the closely related Leylandii, this Italian Cypress has a naturally narrow and dense growth habit, growing arrow straight. Completely hardy in the UK and evergreen, looking magnificent all year round. Preferring a sunny location in well-drained soil, it's drought tolerant, easy to look after, and reasonably fast growing.
Although the branches of Cupressus sempervirens grow vertically without training, these trees will benefit from regular clipping, in the same way as most conifers. The more they’re clipped, the tighter and denser they’ll become. This also reduces the risk of any branches falling out of shape, even from the weight of winter snow. Any branches that do bend out of shape can be pruned out or tied back into position.
Italian Cypress trees will bring a classic Mediterranean look to your garden. They’re spectacular in groups and in borders, adding height without taking up too much growing space, and they look splendid in large pots on a terrace or either side of a door or gate. These graceful beauties always draw admiring glances, and they only get better with age!
Supplied as an established tree, 1.1 - 1.4m tall in a 20cm pot, ready to plant.
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