The home we’re in has a stately line of Italian cypress along our western wall, providing a nice screen from the neighboring property. The trees are 20 to 30 feet tall and seem to be doing nicely.

The ground underneath the trees themselves should also be clear, with lower limbs sheared off up to 10 feet in fire-prone areas. Another consideration is the age of Italian cypress trees.

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 for” since they looked ...

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.

Updated 10:41 a.m. CDT | 1 min. read Italian Cypress tree, Seridium Canker Disease, Richardson Micah Pace / Preservation Tree Services ...

Human association with the Italian cypress goes back more than 3000 years and we are still impressed by the tree. Vincent van Gogh tried to capture its essence in his paintings at Arles, France.

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. The ...

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.