Cupressus sempervirens - Italian cypress

Italian cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) is a narrow, columnar evergreen tree native to the Mediterranean, tolerant of hot, dry conditions once established. It has no known edible use, but its fragrant, durable wood resists moths and woodworm.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Hardiness zone 11¹

Outputs

• Wood¹

Type

• Tree
• Evergreen

Functions

• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

1. Cupressus sempervirens | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶

2. Can Cypress Trees Help Suppress Wildfires?, Smithsonian Magazine, reporting on laboratory and field research by Della Rocca, Pellizzaro, and colleagues showing Cupressus sempervirens ignites far more slowly than other Mediterranean trees and is planted as a green firebreak ↩