Es 4_Lab 6A_Analisi Vegetazione_Cupressus sempervirens_Giulia Gioia

Inviato da giu.gioia il Lun, 28/04/2014 - 00:23

ANALYSIS OF VEGETATION:

In this post I decided to analyze the tree species of cypress, as present in front of the front of my building with some maritime pines.

The Cypress is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cupressaceae comprising trees of considerable size, up to 50 meters tall, with hair generally tapered pyramidal highly branched, cylindrical with numerous branches and leaves.

The cypress trees are evergreen trees with leaves reduced to scales, closely huddled against each other or apart apex, depending on the species. In some species, the crushed leaves release a characteristic stench. The leaf color is very dark in the cypress widespread in Italy (Cupressus sempervirens), but in other species it is even more clear and blue-green (Cupressus arizonica).

The flowers are inconspicuous, are in inflorescences unisexual.

The fruit, called "galbuli" cones are woody, rounded, divided into a number of scales which separate at maturity. The

cypress is a conifer with needle-like leaves do not have in the form of small flakes; its cones are globose (galbuli), with scales not imbricate.

The genus is widespread in all regions with a warm climate or warm-temperate, arid also, the Northern Hemisphere: North and Central America, Southern Europe, North Africa, Asia from the Middle East to China and Vietnam. More than half of the species are native to narrow triangle formed by California, Arizona and Mexico. There are also cypress trees in the heart of the Sahara desert.

Some species of cypress trees have been successful as an ornamental and were planted in warm climate regions or temperate almost all over the world.

It is the typical tree of the cemeteries because its roots, going melted into the ground rather than in-depth develop horizontally (like the oaks and other large trees in the canopy), do not give rise to interference with the surrounding burials.This feature is also very important because it allows to be planted next to the housing, such as in the case of my building without the worry of the problems generated by the roots.

Associated with the cult of the dead since ancient times, the cypress tree is a symbol of eternal life in some Eastern civilizations, especially in Persia, in the religion of Zoroaster (600 BC).

For the Greeks - moving from the myth of Cyparissus, a young man who accidentally killed his deer loved and who, finding no peace from the pain, Apollo, moving to pity, turned into a cypress tree - the tree was associated with mourning (ie the pain you feel due to the death of someone very dear). The Romans and the Etruscans resume the Greek heritage of the cypress tree as sacred, associated with mourning and at the funeral, as well as ornamental motifs.

The Romans are so much related to this tree, and in fact is often present together with Pino within the city though it continues to be low compared to the latter, of which perhaps is appreciated shade wider than most thin and elongated Cypress.

Some practical information:

The Mediterranean cypress is a plant that loves the sun, so it should be planted in areas well exposed to light rays but possibly sheltered from wind and extreme cold. In general, the adult plants do not need to provide large amounts of water, because its roots are able to penetrate deep into the soil and to meet their water needs. The soil should be well drained, because this conifer fear the stagnant water.Despite its rugged appearance, the Mediterranean cypress is particularly sensitive to the attacks of Coryneum cardinal, a parasitic fungus that causes a serious disease called cancer of the cypress. This disease is manifested by yellowing and falling twigs, usually starting from the top and from the outside of the canopy, gradually extends to the remaining vegetative portions of the plant. The cypress canker is a serious disease that can lead to death of the plant, and in the past has caused major die-offs in different parts of the world. Another dangerous parasitic fungus, which causes the appearance of rust, is the Gymnosporangium cupressi.

Around my house this species is still very present mainly in the park of Villa Bonelli, adjacent to my home and where I go often.

Some views of the Villa Bonelli and its park:

TUTORIAL:

First I created 7 levels that I used as a scan of the whole tree, of which I estimated the height by referring to the facade of my building.

I then shape the various parts starting from the radius of the trunk and then later it creating the circumferences of the foliage on the different levels.