Cypress - a coniferous tree, able to grow at home

Sea southern resorts of our country are decorated with evergreen plants, among them there are different kinds of coniferous trees. Walking along the quay among the tall green beauties, it is very difficult to guess where the thuja grows, and where is the cypress, because they belong to the same family, and for the inexperienced eye it is very difficult to distinguish. And the cypress in our northern latitudes does not grow on its own, because it is not intolerable to frost, but many people grow it as a houseplant.

Science claims that the coniferous cypress tree existed on the Earth a few million years ago, and this is confirmed by excavations. It played its role in the symbolism of different cultures. For example, the mythology of ancient Greece explains his appearance by transforming the wonderful young man Cypress into a coniferous tree by the god Apollo , because he inconsolably mourned the death of his beloved deer. His slender body became a trunk, and more beautifully curls - needles. They planted ancient cities for the talisman from the black forces of nature.

The Phoenicians esteemed this coniferous tree as a symbol of life and fortress, and Christian legends are valiant on the road to eternal life. Biblical stories tell us that cypress forests grow in paradise. Its beauty is used by modern designers for decorative purposes when creating gardens and parks in a temperate climatic zone.

Like any coniferous tree, cypress has aromatic substances that alleviate the suffering of patients with pulmonary diseases, bronchial asthma. Its wood was used even in ancient shipbuilding at the shipyards of Egyptian pharaohs, with the development of Christianity on the boards of cypress began to write icons, because it is absolutely not affected by any microorganisms.

In our time it has become a fashionable tradition to grow coniferous trees. Their names are from the fir tree and the juniper to the cypress and pines. To do this, it is necessary to create a suitable microclimate for the plant, to provide good agrotechnical conditions. It should always be moderately moistened soil, good lighting and moderately cool and humid air, which is provided by spraying and placing away from heating appliances.

If you skip at least once watering and dry the ground in a pot, then the indoor conifer tree after a while, even after watering, just quietly die, keeping for a long time its beautiful needles green. It can not be resuscitated.

With proper care at home, many managed to grow a tree up to two meters in height. If there is no desire to have a tall plant, then it is necessary to leave it in a small pot, not transplanting into a large container. The roots of the coniferous tree are gentle, with frequent transplanting can be damaged, so the movements should be approached carefully.

Keep cypress in the house is very useful. Its needles emit aromatic nutrients, purify the air even from viable tuberculosis microbes. In the Crimea around the health resorts specially for the healing effect are planted groves of coniferous trees, including cypress trees.