Italian cypress
Cupressus sempervirens
USDA zones7 to 10
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size40 to 70 feet tall10 to 20 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Columnar
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Foliage color
- Blue, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Italian cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) is a tree for specimen planting, hedges, privacy screens, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to moist soil of most types. Its narrow, columnar shape and fragrant evergreen foliage make a tall, neat accent. It is drought tolerant and salt tolerant, and it grows at a moderate pace. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits.
Pairs well with Strawberry tree, May Night salvia, and Cedar of lebanon.
Native range
Crete, Rhodes, and Turkey to Iran.