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Cupressus sempervirens var. horizontalis (Mill.) Loudon, syn.: Cupressus horizontalis Mill.
Family: Cupressaceae
EN: Italian cypress, Mediterranean cypress, DE: Mittelmeer-Zypresse, Säulen-Zypresse, Italienische Zypresse, Trauer-Zypresse
Slo.: vednozelena cipresa
Date: July 3, 2013
Lat.: 44,63950 Long.: 14,39458
Code: Bot_0729/2013_DSC6880
Habitat: Mediterranean village, road edge, flat terrain, open, sunny area, elevation 45 m; average annual precipitation around 1.000 mm, average temperature 12 – 14 °C; Mediterranean phytogeographical region.
Substratum: soil.
Location: Croatia, Rijeka region, Kvarner Bay, Lošinj Island, Sv. Jakov village.
Comment on the Flick album Cupressus sempervirens var. horizontalis: Cupressus sempervirens is primarily a Mediterranean tree, although it is today much more broadly distributed as an ornamental. Its elegant canopies are a true visual symbol of the Mediterranean landscape. It was cultivated centuries ago for its beauty, elegance, and high-quality wood. Today, cultivated trees in urban and suburban areas greatly outnumber wild, native trees.
The species' taxonomy is complex and inconsistent, mainly due to centuries of cultivation. Many botanists consider Cupressus sempervirens to include several varieties. One of these is Cupressus sempervirens var. (some refer to it as fo.) horizontalis, which has a canopy that is not slender. Its branches grow from the trunk at roughly right angles, making the canopy much wider. Visually, from far, it bears little resemblance to the 'classic' pyramidal cypress (Cupressus sempervirens ssp. pyramidalis = Cupressus sempervirens ssp. stricta). However, some sources (Ref.: 1; Ref.: 4) consider these taxon names are synonyms of the species Cupressus sempervirens L. The accompanying photos are intended to show the variety Cupressus sempervirens var. horizontalis.
The wood of this tree is highly valued. The Bible already mentions its use in the Temple of Jerusalem; it was used in many Greek and Roman sanctuaries, and it was also used to make the 800-year-old doors of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. The wood is exceptionally durable, fragrant, does not shrink, is dense and relatively heavy, yet easy to work with. A tree up to 30 meters tall with a diameter of up to 1 meter can live for up to 1.000 years. It is also called the tree of life and is a symbol of immortality.
Ref.:
(1) Euro+Med (2006+), Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. www.europlusmed.org [accessed Jan. 17, 2026]
(2) R. Brus, Drevesa in grmi Jadrana (Trees and Shrubs of the Adriatic) (in Slovenian), Modrian, (2012), p. 65.
(3) A. Martinči et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnična Založba Slovenije (2007), p 115.
(4) T. Nikolić ed. (2015 - 2024): Flora Croatica Database (FCD) (hirc.botanic.hr/fcd), Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb (accessed date: Jan. 17, 2026).
(5) T. Nikolić, Flora Croatica, Vaskularna flora Republike Hrvatske, Vol. 2., Alfa d.d.. Zagreb (2020), p 51.
(6) W. K. Rottensteiner, Exkursionsflora für Istrien, Verlag des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins Kärnten (2014), p 105.
Camera: Nikon D700/Nikkor Micro 105mm/f2.8
I know this abstraction is really more like Josef Albers, but when I was shooting it, I kept thinking Piet Modrian Broadway Boogiewoogie
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Cupressus sempervirens var. horizontalis (Mill.) Loudon, syn.: Cupressus horizontalis Mill.
Family: Cupressaceae
EN: Italian cypress, Mediterranean cypress, DE: Mittelmeer-Zypresse, Säulen-Zypresse, Italienische Zypresse, Trauer-Zypresse
Slo.: vednozelena cipresa
Date: July 3, 2013
Lat.: 44,63950 Long.: 14,39458
Code: Bot_0729/2013_DSC6880
Habitat: Mediterranean village, road edge, flat terrain, open, sunny area, elevation 45 m; average annual precipitation around 1.000 mm, average temperature 12 – 14 °C; Mediterranean phytogeographical region.
Substratum: soil.
Location: Croatia, Rijeka region, Kvarner Bay, Lošinj Island, Sv. Jakov village.
Comment on the Flick album Cupressus sempervirens var. horizontalis: Cupressus sempervirens is primarily a Mediterranean tree, although it is today much more broadly distributed as an ornamental. Its elegant canopies are a true visual symbol of the Mediterranean landscape. It was cultivated centuries ago for its beauty, elegance, and high-quality wood. Today, cultivated trees in urban and suburban areas greatly outnumber wild, native trees.
The species' taxonomy is complex and inconsistent, mainly due to centuries of cultivation. Many botanists consider Cupressus sempervirens to include several varieties. One of these is Cupressus sempervirens var. (some refer to it as fo.) horizontalis, which has a canopy that is not slender. Its branches grow from the trunk at roughly right angles, making the canopy much wider. Visually, from far, it bears little resemblance to the 'classic' pyramidal cypress (Cupressus sempervirens ssp. pyramidalis = Cupressus sempervirens ssp. stricta). However, some sources (Ref.: 1; Ref.: 4) consider these taxon names are synonyms of the species Cupressus sempervirens L. The accompanying photos are intended to show the variety Cupressus sempervirens var. horizontalis.
The wood of this tree is highly valued. The Bible already mentions its use in the Temple of Jerusalem; it was used in many Greek and Roman sanctuaries, and it was also used to make the 800-year-old doors of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. The wood is exceptionally durable, fragrant, does not shrink, is dense and relatively heavy, yet easy to work with. A tree up to 30 meters tall with a diameter of up to 1 meter can live for up to 1.000 years. It is also called the tree of life and is a symbol of immortality.
Ref.:
(1) Euro+Med (2006+), Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. www.europlusmed.org [accessed Jan. 17, 2026]
(2) R. Brus, Drevesa in grmi Jadrana (Trees and Shrubs of the Adriatic) (in Slovenian), Modrian, (2012), p. 65.
(3) A. Martinči et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnična Založba Slovenije (2007), p 115.
(4) T. Nikolić ed. (2015 - 2024): Flora Croatica Database (FCD) (hirc.botanic.hr/fcd), Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb (accessed date: Jan. 17, 2026).
(5) T. Nikolić, Flora Croatica, Vaskularna flora Republike Hrvatske, Vol. 2., Alfa d.d.. Zagreb (2020), p 51.
(6) W. K. Rottensteiner, Exkursionsflora für Istrien, Verlag des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins Kärnten (2014), p 105.
Camera: Nikon D700/Nikkor Micro 105mm/f2.8
Cupressus sempervirens var. horizontalis (Mill.) Loudon, syn.: Cupressus horizontalis Mill.
Family: Cupressaceae
EN: Italian cypress, Mediterranean cypress, DE: Mittelmeer-Zypresse, Säulen-Zypresse, Italienische Zypresse, Trauer-Zypresse
Slo.: vednozelena cipresa
Date: July 3, 2013
Lat.: 44,63950 Long.: 14,39458
Code: Bot_0729/2013_DSC6880
Habitat: Mediterranean village, road edge, flat terrain, open, sunny area, elevation 45 m; average annual precipitation around 1.000 mm, average temperature 12 – 14 °C; Mediterranean phytogeographical region.
Substratum: soil.
Location: Croatia, Rijeka region, Kvarner Bay, Lošinj Island, Sv. Jakov village.
Comment on the Flick album Cupressus sempervirens var. horizontalis: Cupressus sempervirens is primarily a Mediterranean tree, although it is today much more broadly distributed as an ornamental. Its elegant canopies are a true visual symbol of the Mediterranean landscape. It was cultivated centuries ago for its beauty, elegance, and high-quality wood. Today, cultivated trees in urban and suburban areas greatly outnumber wild, native trees.
The species' taxonomy is complex and inconsistent, mainly due to centuries of cultivation. Many botanists consider Cupressus sempervirens to include several varieties. One of these is Cupressus sempervirens var. (some refer to it as fo.) horizontalis, which has a canopy that is not slender. Its branches grow from the trunk at roughly right angles, making the canopy much wider. Visually, from far, it bears little resemblance to the 'classic' pyramidal cypress (Cupressus sempervirens ssp. pyramidalis = Cupressus sempervirens ssp. stricta). However, some sources (Ref.: 1; Ref.: 4) consider these taxon names are synonyms of the species Cupressus sempervirens L. The accompanying photos are intended to show the variety Cupressus sempervirens var. horizontalis.
The wood of this tree is highly valued. The Bible already mentions its use in the Temple of Jerusalem; it was used in many Greek and Roman sanctuaries, and it was also used to make the 800-year-old doors of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. The wood is exceptionally durable, fragrant, does not shrink, is dense and relatively heavy, yet easy to work with. A tree up to 30 meters tall with a diameter of up to 1 meter can live for up to 1.000 years. It is also called the tree of life and is a symbol of immortality.
Ref.:
(1) Euro+Med (2006+), Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. www.europlusmed.org [accessed Jan. 17, 2026]
(2) R. Brus, Drevesa in grmi Jadrana (Trees and Shrubs of the Adriatic) (in Slovenian), Modrian, (2012), p. 65.
(3) A. Martinči et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnična Založba Slovenije (2007), p 115.
(4) T. Nikolić ed. (2015 - 2024): Flora Croatica Database (FCD) (hirc.botanic.hr/fcd), Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb (accessed date: Jan. 17, 2026).
(5) T. Nikolić, Flora Croatica, Vaskularna flora Republike Hrvatske, Vol. 2., Alfa d.d.. Zagreb (2020), p 51.
(6) W. K. Rottensteiner, Exkursionsflora für Istrien, Verlag des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins Kärnten (2014), p 105.
Camera: Nikon D700/Nikkor Micro 105mm/f2.8
Cupressus sempervirens var. horizontalis (Mill.) Loudon, syn.: Cupressus horizontalis Mill.
Family: Cupressaceae
EN: Italian cypress, Mediterranean cypress, DE: Mittelmeer-Zypresse, Säulen-Zypresse, Italienische Zypresse, Trauer-Zypresse
Slo.: vednozelena cipresa
Date: July 3, 2013
Lat.: 44,63950 Long.: 14,39458
Code: Bot_0729/2013_DSC6880
Habitat: Mediterranean village, road edge, flat terrain, open, sunny area, elevation 45 m; average annual precipitation around 1.000 mm, average temperature 12 – 14 °C; Mediterranean phytogeographical region.
Substratum: soil.
Location: Croatia, Rijeka region, Kvarner Bay, Lošinj Island, Sv. Jakov village.
Comment on the Flick album Cupressus sempervirens var. horizontalis: Cupressus sempervirens is primarily a Mediterranean tree, although it is today much more broadly distributed as an ornamental. Its elegant canopies are a true visual symbol of the Mediterranean landscape. It was cultivated centuries ago for its beauty, elegance, and high-quality wood. Today, cultivated trees in urban and suburban areas greatly outnumber wild, native trees.
The species' taxonomy is complex and inconsistent, mainly due to centuries of cultivation. Many botanists consider Cupressus sempervirens to include several varieties. One of these is Cupressus sempervirens var. (some refer to it as fo.) horizontalis, which has a canopy that is not slender. Its branches grow from the trunk at roughly right angles, making the canopy much wider. Visually, from far, it bears little resemblance to the 'classic' pyramidal cypress (Cupressus sempervirens ssp. pyramidalis = Cupressus sempervirens ssp. stricta). However, some sources (Ref.: 1; Ref.: 4) consider these taxon names are synonyms of the species Cupressus sempervirens L. The accompanying photos are intended to show the variety Cupressus sempervirens var. horizontalis.
The wood of this tree is highly valued. The Bible already mentions its use in the Temple of Jerusalem; it was used in many Greek and Roman sanctuaries, and it was also used to make the 800-year-old doors of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. The wood is exceptionally durable, fragrant, does not shrink, is dense and relatively heavy, yet easy to work with. A tree up to 30 meters tall with a diameter of up to 1 meter can live for up to 1.000 years. It is also called the tree of life and is a symbol of immortality.
Ref.:
(1) Euro+Med (2006+), Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. www.europlusmed.org [accessed Jan. 17, 2026]
(2) R. Brus, Drevesa in grmi Jadrana (Trees and Shrubs of the Adriatic) (in Slovenian), Modrian, (2012), p. 65.
(3) A. Martinči et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnična Založba Slovenije (2007), p 115.
(4) T. Nikolić ed. (2015 - 2024): Flora Croatica Database (FCD) (hirc.botanic.hr/fcd), Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb (accessed date: Jan. 17, 2026).
(5) T. Nikolić, Flora Croatica, Vaskularna flora Republike Hrvatske, Vol. 2., Alfa d.d.. Zagreb (2020), p 51.
(6) W. K. Rottensteiner, Exkursionsflora für Istrien, Verlag des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins Kärnten (2014), p 105.
Camera: Nikon D700/Nikkor Micro 105mm/f2.8
He was born in Amsfoort and embraced the De Stijl movement. This is his only work in the museum (so crappy!).
Moving up even higher than 5* Modrian, we check out the insane Raffles Hotel in the new Lusail City. Hard to believe in our first visit in 2004 all this was desert!