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Cupressus sempervirens 'Totem Pyramidalis' (Italian cypress 'Totem Pole')

Totem Pole' is a narrowly columnar evergreen conifer with dark green foliage can fir in very narrow places. The shape can add a visual structure to borders or for a striking effect on container plants. I can grow to up to 4 m tall with only a half a meter width.  

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  • Horticulture Management
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  • French Name: Cyprès d'Italie

    Arabic Name: سرو المتوسط

    Pronunciation: koo-PRESS-us sem-per-VYE-renz

  • Plant type: Tree

  • Origin: Mediterranean region

  • Heat Zones: 9 to 16

    Hardiness Zones: 7 to 12

  • Uses: Screen, Specimen, Border Plant, Native to Lebanon

  • Size/Shape

    Growth Rate: Moderate

    Tree Shape: Columnar

    Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical

    Canopy Density: Dense

    Canopy Texture: Medium

    Height at Maturity: 15 to 23 m

    Spread at Maturity: 1.5 to 3 meters, 3 to 5 meters

    Time to Ultimate Height: 10 to 20 Years

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  • Foliage

    Leaf Arrangement : Whorled

    Leaf Venation: Nearly Invisible

    Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

    Leaf Type: Simple

    Leaf Blade: Less than 5

    Leaf Shape: Scale

    Leaf Texture: Rough

    Leaf Scent: Pleasant (Lemony)

    Color(growing season): Green

    Color(changing season): Green

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: No

  • Trunk

    Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage

    Number of Trunks: Single Trunk

    Trunk esthetic Values: Showy, Fissured

  • Fruit

    Fruit Type: Cones

    Fruit Showiness: Yes

    Fruit Size Range: 3 - 7

    Fruit Color: Green, Brown

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  • Khaled Sleem
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  • Tolerance

    Frost Tolerant: Yes

    Heat Tolerance: Yes

    Drought Tolerance: Yes

    Salt Tolerance: Moderate

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Clay, Sand

    Soil Ph Requirements: Neutral, Alkaline

    Water Requirements: Moderate, Low

    Light Requirements: Full

  • Management

    Toxicity: No

    Invasive Potential: No

    Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

    Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure

    Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

    Surface Rooting: No

    Life Span: More than 50

    Diseases: Canker, Root rot

    Edible Parts: None

    Pests: Mites

    Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting

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