Italian cypress trees can be a reliable choice for gardeners looking to create a visual screen between properties. But what if the trees, which usually are easy to grow, start to die?

Stressed Italian cypress trees throughout North Texas are turning an ugly brown, and many are dying. The problem has gotten so bad that trees in nurseries have been affected, so buy carefully.

Italian cypress trees have several built-in issues. For starters, they are not well-suited for the Dallas-Fort Worth area. They would much prefer the milder weather and the arid hillsides of ...

While there are certainly many benefits of privacy trees, possible fire hazards are a major downside you need to consider before planting them. The Italian cypress tree (Cupressus sempervirens) is one ...

A reader inquired about the care of 20 Italian cypress trees, about 60 years old, on a property he recently purchased. He was excited to have them “sheared and cared ...

Q: I have five mature Italian cypress trees. They are planted in a 2-foot-wide strip of earth between our driveway and a stone wall. The trees are 20 feet tall but only 2 feet wide.

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Question: Why are the lower libs on my Cypress tree drooping? Answer: I think what you mean by Cypress is Italian cypress. The other tree which people might call Cypress would be Arizona Cypress ...

Question: I have a problem with our Italian cypress trees. There are five of them, planted in the garden next to our north block wall, along the length of the pool.

We have a row of Italian cypress trees growing along our fence line. They are now about 20 feet tall and very slender, only about 2 1/2 feet wide. They have grown well for about 10 years but now ...