Cypress trees

Discover more about cypress trees – what are the different types, what do they look like, where and how fast do they grow, how long do they live, what are their uses

Italian cypress trees (Cupressus sempervirens) can harbor diseases and pests if they are grown in wet or shaded environments outside their USDA zones. The trees are also difficult to place in a garden because of their tall and skinny growing habit.

Trees can add beauty and value to a home landscape — if you plant the right species and find the right spot for it. Here are 15 trees you DON'T want to plant in the home landscape.

Other conifer tree ideas for the back of the property.

What do people want? Privacy! When do they want it? Now! There are a lot of options to plant as far as evergreen trees that can be used as a natural privacy barrier. Privacy trees are living fences that keeps wandering eyes away from homes and yards.

The Lemon Cypress is a small, familiar evergreen that people may recognize as the chartreuse Christmas trees that seem to show up in every major retail store around the holidays. However, this...

I received our landscape design plan from the landscape designer yesterday! We met yesterday afternoon and went over the plan that he came up with for our one-acre lot (we're in central Texas, which is Zone 8), and I couldn't be more thrilled. He included a ton of color (at my request, obviously :-D ),

List of trees that grow well in wet, clay soil and wet ground. The best tree species for heavy heavy areas and conditions.

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Lemon cypress tree care