A: Italian cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) is a narrow evergreen alright, but it's borderline winter-hardy. It's actually rated only to Zone 7, which is a level warmer than our Zone 6.

Italian cypresses are large trees reaching at least 50 feet tall and should not be used in most residential landscapes because of their height. The biggest mistake made, I believe, is watering too ...

Italian Cypress tree, Seridium Canker Disease, Richardson (Micah Pace / Preservation Tree Services) Would I plant any Italian cypresses in my garden or design them into anyone else's garden?

Despite their streamlined, clean aesthetic, hedges are far from simple. Let’s look at a few alternatives to an Italian cypress hedge — other ways you can secure your privacy with greenery.

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.

We have a row of Italian cypress trees growing along our fence line. They are now about 20 feet tall and very slender, only about 2 1/2 feet wide. They have grown well for about 10 years but now ...

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.

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.

Borers -- several people have reported borers in Italian cypress, but this has never been a common occurrence in the past. I could not find it reported anywhere else, either.

Italian cypress trees are normally dependable in the southern half of Texas, but this February’s cold has killed plants over big parts of the state. Curiously, it wasn’t obvious immediately.

Dear Neil: We have almost a dozen Italian cypress trees in our backyard. They seem to be dying, and it’s getting worse. We thought we saw spider webs on some.