19+ Italian Cypress Turning Brown. I planted a couple of italian cypress trees in front of the house two years ago. I have inspected it for bugs and canker, but to no avail.
The problem has gotten so bad that trees in nurseries have been affected, so buy carefully.
Cupressus sempervirens, the mediterranean cypress (also known as italian cypress, tuscan cypress, persian cypress, or pencil pine), is a species of cypress native to the eastern mediterranean region, in northeast libya, southern albania, southern and coastal bulgaria, southern coastal croatia. Their roots are sensitive to wet soils. Italian cypress (cupressus sempervirens) grows in tall, narrow columns, 40 to 60 feet high and 3 to 6 feet wide. When it has been hotter and dryer…