Fastigiate Trees, ‘Starry Night’

There is something about fastigiate (fass-ti’-gee-it) trees. You either love them or hate them.  Or so it seems. Fastigiate means columnar and I could not help but contemplate this arboreal for...

Italian Cypress

My neighbor has a 40-foot Italian cypress that stands like a solitary sentinel, guarding his pool and hot tub and my garage and basketball net. The majestic presence of this tree and its unidirection...