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Nursery Direct
Italian Cypress
Cupressus sempervirens ‘Stricta’
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
Supplied in 100Ltypically 2.5 to 3.5m tall on delivery
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The photo shows this species, not the individual plant reserved for you. Send us an enquiry and we usually reply within 1 business day with photos of the actual stock available in the size you want.
Request photosGetting it in: this size needs about 900mm to 1.2m of clear access. Measure the narrowest point on the route and tell us on the booking call. Standard access is included in the price, and anything unusual is quoted and agreed with you before work begins. What happens on installation day
Looking for a larger size?
Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
Send An EnquiryYou order. We do the rest.
After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Italian Cypress, Cupressus sempervirens 'Stricta'
Few trees command a landscape with the authority of Italian Cypress. Its signature columnar silhouette, tall, dense, and unwavering, brings immediate architectural weight to any project, from grand residential entries to formal commercial precincts. Supplied as advanced stock, these specimens deliver presence from day one.
Why Italian Cypress
Architectural Form: A strict columnar habit reaching 15 to 30m in height with a spread of just 1 to 1.5m, providing vertical drama without sacrificing space.
Mediterranean Provenance: A defining feature of European estate design, lending classical structure and timeless sophistication to Australian properties.
Drought and Heat Resilience: Once established, highly tolerant of dry conditions and intense heat, well suited to Australia's climate extremes.
Evergreen Consistency: Deep green foliage year-round with no seasonal loss of structure or visual impact.
Low Maintenance: The natural columnar form requires no routine pruning or shaping, reducing ongoing maintenance overhead.
Ideal Applications
Driveway and Entry Avenues: Planted in opposing rows, Italian Cypress defines grand arrivals with a distinctly European gravitas.
Boundary and Privacy Screening: Spaced closely, these trees form a dense, evergreen screen suited to residential and commercial sites alike.
Formal Landscape Axes: Used to punctuate sightlines, frame views, or reinforce symmetry in structured landscape compositions.
Courtyard and Constrained Sites: Maximum height with minimal footprint makes this the preferred choice where lateral space is limited.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 1 to 2m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 3 to 5m
Best Planting Season: Autumn or spring, avoiding the hottest summer months
Soil & Drainage: Well-drained to moderately fertile soils; tolerates poor, alkaline, or dry soils once established; dislikes waterlogged conditions
Establishment Care: Water regularly for the first 1 to 2 years until the root system is well established, then reduce to occasional deep watering during dry periods. Apply a layer of mulch around the base to retain soil moisture and suppress weeds, keeping mulch clear of the trunk.
Plant Details
Height: 15 to 30m
Width: 1 to 2m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun
Native to: Mediterranean region (southern Europe and western Asia)
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







