The cypress is a conifer which can grow very large. In the school grounds, it is 3 to 4 meters high. It is shaped like a cone and it can be grown as a hedge or a tree. The cypresses branches reach to the ground. | |||||||||||||||
Cypresses leaves are scaly and are darker on the top and lighter on the bottom side. The leaves grow in a fan shape. | |||||||||||||||
In spring, small blue or red cones form which are smaller than one centimetre. | |||||||||||||||
written by Adam H photographs by Adam H & Jonathan |