Cypress Tree Facts

'Mourning' (ancient Greece), 'Death', 'Despair'.

The Mediterranean Cypress is often found in Mediterranean cemeteries, due to the tree's symbolism.

Contrarily, Christians regard this evergreen as a 'Tree of Life' and it is a Turkish symbol of 'Life' and 'Immortality'.

When Assyrian youth Cyparissus accidentally killed his pet stag, the Gods took pity and turned him into this tree.