Content
- Column Cypresses - Wide variety of species and varieties
- Columnar or mediterranean cypress and their subspecies
- Other popular cypress species
- Columnar false cypresses
- Tips
There are many types of cypress that grow in columnar form
Column Cypresses - Wide variety of species and varieties
Cypresses are found in almost all Mediterranean climates on the earth - around the Mediterranean mainly, but also in North and Central America and in some parts of Africa, the usually columnar to the sky awake coniferous trees are common. Altogether, a little bit more than 20 different types of cypress are known.
Next article Is the column cypress suitable for a hedge?Columnar or mediterranean cypress and their subspecies
Particularly typical of the landscape is the column or Mediterranean cypress in many regions around the Mediterranean. Especially in many Italian regions such as Tuscany (which is why this cypress is sometimes referred to as Tuscan cypress) and in North Africa, the plant is often found. The Mediterranean Cypress is characterized by a very slender, upright growth and can - assuming appropriate conditions - up to 20 meters high. There are several subspecies of this cypress species: Cupressus sempervirens var. Horizontalis can be recognized by the horizontally protruding branches, while Cupressus sempervirens var. Stricta grows strictly upwards. Especially rare is the Cupressus sempervirens var. Atlantica, which only grows in the Moroccan Atlas Mountains.
Other popular cypress species
In addition to the Mediterranean cypress, there are other types of cypress, which have a more columnar growth. These include u. a.
However, only the Leyland cypress, which is much more robust and also more resistant to frost than the real column cypress, is of gardening importance. The so-called Bastardzypresse species is a cross between the Nootka cypress (Xanthocyparis nootkatensis) and the Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) and is one of the fastest waking Cypress species. Leyland cypresses can grow up to 30 meters high, are very cut-friendly and are ideal for hedge planting.
Columnar false cypresses
In addition to the real cypresses, there are still so-called false cypresses, which in their habitus are very similar to the real ones. Often found in gardens is also the columnar or conical awake Lawson's cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), which is also known as Oregon cedar due to its North American origin. There are an estimated 200 different cultivars with different characteristics of this cypress species, including varieties with yellow or blue-green leaves as well as various dwarf forms.
Tips
If you have small children or animals at home, you better abstain from planting cypresses: these are always poisonous.