Tag: Italian Cypress

  • Topiaries Gone Wild!

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    Scott Geer
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    Topiaries are not a maintenance free plant! I see many topiary plants in front of houses that are not maintained and after a few years, they revert to the plant’s original growth form, only not so pretty. Topiaries are woody plants that are pruned to take on a specific shape. The most common form that…

  • Italian Cypress Fungal Infections and Solutions

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    Scott Geer
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    The Italian Cypress is a beautiful upright evergreen that grows in a straight column up to 20 to 25 feet or more. It thrives in North Texas, but can have real problems if: 1) Planted in heavy clay soils 2) Irrigated too much 3) Experience very wet spring and early summer weather The tree comes…