Italian Cypress Bonsai Tree
It has also been grown in colder places like north america new zealand and the british isles.
Italian cypress bonsai tree. This tall and narrow tree grows up to 50 feet tall at a rate. Tall and about 3 4 ft. John naka purchased this bonsai from a nursery in los angeles after traveling from denver in 1946 and began training the tree in 1948. Italian cypress cupressus sempervirens also known as mediterranean cypress is a tall slender tree native to southern europe and asia.
In the cooler climates it produces tiny elongated brown cones that are usually rare in bonsai. But how did this bald cypress or taxodium distichum end up in a bonsai museum. Italian cypress is a medium sized conifer found across the mediterranean region. This evergreen is almost a pencil shaped tree hence one of the common names pencil pine.
But oftentimes newly planted ones will die due to improper care. It may grow to heights of up to 80 feet with a spread of. Italian cypress trees cupressus sempervirens are good privacy screens and live 50 to 150 years. The late vaughn banting a former national bonsai foundation board member a former director of the american bonsai society and a former director and vice president of bonsai clubs international donated the.
This montezuma cypress taxodium mucronatum 274 now located the north american collection was donated by mike naka in 2004 in honor of his grandfather and bonsai master the late john y. The italian cypress tree cupressus sempervirens care and information. From the cliffs of san diego to the gulf coast cypress trees can be found throughout the united states. Originally found in the eastern mediteranean area this bonsai is susceptible to the cold which means that either you must bring it indoors during the winter or grow it in a fairly warm climate.
The italian cypress or mediterranean cypress is a great indoor bonsai tree which can be grown singularly or in groups. Italian cypress bonsai tree scientific name cupressus sempervirens is a pyramidal conifer with very narrow dark green foliage. Trouble with italian cypress trees. Does travel well in the cold however.
The italian cypress or mediterranean cypress is a great indoor bonsai tree which can be grown singularly or in groups.