Italian Cypress - Pencil Pine - Cupressus sempervirens - Exotic Bonsai Tree - 5 Seeds Melons The crown is often densely

The crown is often densely rounded as a result of the repeatedly forked branches

The centre of diversity of the genus is located in the Cape Floristic Region

aurantiifolia is a shrubby tree

Season to sow - Spring

Italian Cypress - Pencil Pine - Cupressus sempervirens - Exotic Bonsai Tree - 5 Seeds Melons The crown is often denselyCupressus sempervirens, commonly known as the Mediterranean Cypress or Pencil pine, is a species of cypress native to the eastern Mediterranean region, in northeast Libya, southeast Greece), southern Turkey, Cyprus, western Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. It is a medium sized evergreen tree to 35 m in height, with a conic crown with level branches and variably pendulous branchlets. It is very long lived, with some trees reported to be over 1,000 years old.