Botanical name | Cupressus sempervirens |
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Plant Care | ![]() Full Sun Full Sun – Prefers 6 or more hours of sun per day. ![]() Frost Hardy Frost Hardy – Can Handle frost without damage. ![]() Low Watering Low Watering – Requires Little Water. ![]() Pruning Required Pruning Required – Needs to be Pruned. ![]() Non Indigenous Non Indigenous – Exotic to South Africa. |
Categories | |
Common name(s) | Pencil pine, Mediterranean cypress |
Origin | |
Growth rate | Fast |
Cone bearing | Produces cones as fruit which ripen to a red brown colour and turn grey with age. |
Cupressus sempervirens (Pencil pine, Mediterranean cypress)
- Botanical name: Cupressus sempervirens
- Common name(s): Pencil pine, Mediterranean cypress
- Categories: Trees
Plant description:
A long lived, evergreen tree with a upright, cone like growth habit. Originates in the Mediterranean and southern Europe region and has a fast growth habit when young, produces cones as fruit which ripen to a red brown colour and turn grey with age.
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Synonym: –
Botanical Pronunciation: ku-PRES-us sem-per-VI-renz
Cupressus sempervirens requirements and features
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Moderate Maintenance
Requires moderate maintenance.