After a stand of cypress resisted a forest fire that burned 50,000 acres in Spain, researchers say that the plant could be used as a buffer to prevent other fires from spreading. (Bernabe Moya) The ...

When a forest fire ravaged 20,000 hectares of forest in the Spanish province of Valencia in 2012, scientists made an amazing discovery: a patch of green. A group of cypresses stood seemingly untouched ...

Of all the trees Vincent van Gogh described in his letters to his brother Theo, the cypresses will always be the most famous because they are a distinguishing factor in the man’s work. In his letter ...

A European study seeks to verify if the use of cypress barriers can be an effective tool in preventing fires from spreading in a feasible, ecological and economical way. If we could plant vineyards ...