The cypress is a confer with a life expectancy of 500 years, being able to reach 25 meters in height. Its tapered trunk and its leaves in the shape of pointed needles are quite characteristic. Cypresses are valued in cemeteries for their ornamental value but also as windbreaks. Some will say that the dead are never so close (cypress) of heaven only when they leave this world. The cypress is used in the manufacture of the coffins of the popes. Know that when you stay near a cypress you benefit positively from the phytoncides it emits. If you walk in Provence, you will frequently see 3 cypresses at the entrance to houses and more particularly to farmhouses: 3 so-called lucky cypresses. Our ancestors, who had a sense of hospitality, let travelers know that they would find food in this house and that lodging was offered.
The hidden power of trees by Thierry Beaufort – Sylvotherapist, told by Magalie Rohm – Gestalt therapist