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Cupressus sempervirens
English: Cypress They measure between 25 and 30 meters.
Spanish: Ciprés They can live more than 300 years. Its bark
Estonian: Vahemere küpress
is light brown, resistant and quite light. It
is original from Eastern Mediterranean
regions. Its wood is used in carpentry,
construction and sculpture.
Flowers
The cypress has male
and female flowers. Male
flowers have a cylindrical
shape and reach a
maximum of half a
centimeter. The female
flowers are shaped like a
pineapple and are formed
by polygonal scales.
Leaves
Fruit
It has form of scale They have a false fruit,
between 2 and 5 it measures about 2 or 3
millimeters long. cm in diameter, they are
The leaves are
imbricated, scaly, dark
green and triangular
very rounded and have
the woody texture.