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Facts on Cypress Trees
Facts on Cypress Trees. Cypress trees are often used in landscaping, especially in cemeteries. They are evergreen, and come in shrub and tree forms. Trees can grow up to 210 feet, and provide a durable wood that's used in house-building.
Cypress trees are often used in landscaping, especially in cemeteries. They are evergreen, and come in shrub and tree forms. Trees can grow up to 210 feet, and provide a durable wood that's used in house-building.
Grouping
Cypress belong to the Cupressaceae family. Two genera, Cupressa and Chamaecyparis, bear the common name "cypress." Cupressa contains both trees and shrubs while Chamaecyparis has only trees.
Location
Cypress grow in in places as diverse as North America, Japan and Central America. Cupressa species can grow up to 120 feet tall. Chamaecyparis can grow to 210 feet.
Identification
Cypress have "tree-like" leaves made from multiple fingers, or fronds. These fingers start off looking like pine needles but mature to scales by the time the plant is two years old. Their seeds are carried in cones.
Uses
Cypress are used in landscaping, as firewood, for home construction and paper pulp. Cypress trees are particularly popular as cemetery landscaping.
Diseases
Cypress can suffer from cankers, fungal infections, bark and other scales, and cypress aphids.
Fun Fact
According to a Texas state historical marker, Joshua Brown, an early settler of Kerrville, Texas, made his living from a cypress shingle mill.
