Cupressus sempervirens --Italian Cypress--

Gorgeous tall tree, notoriously a favorite of Vincent van Gogh, who painted it multiple times. Native to the eastern Mediterranean region, this medium-sized evergreen tree is very long-lived, with some trees estimated to be over a thousand years old. It has dark green, dense foliage that grows in sprays of scale-like, 2-5mm long leaves on rounded shoots. The tree also produces ovoid or oblong seed cones that mature from green to brown within 20-24 months after pollination. Its beautiful, durable wood is ideal for a wide range of applications, from building uses to cabinet making and wardrobes, and an essential oil distilled from its shoots is used in perfumery and soap-making. Suitable to bansai.