Cypress
On small stretches we find other species, such as cypress trees (Cupressus sempervirens). It is a tree that reaches a height of 30 meters and is a shape of an obelisk.
The bark of the tree is divided into stripes that fall apart and fall. Its leaves are needle-like, and as they get older in age, they get scales. The cypress cones are spherical in shape and have pairs of wood-tipped pins coming out of the axis of each cone. These scales when fertilized carry several seeds that mature every second year. The cone opens 2 years later.
The name of the tree comes from a reference from the composite of the Greek words Kyo = produces and the parissos = isometric and is due to the fact that the growth of the Cypress is symmetrical. Others claim that the tree was worshiped in Cyprus, hence its name (Cuprus> Cupresus).
This tree is the emblem of melancholy. It was dedicated to Pluto, the god of Hades. Mythology says that a young man from Kea called Kyparissos, died of sorrow for the loss of his beloved deer, pleaded to Apollo to keep his memory alive and make him immortal, so the god transformed him into a cypress tree. The tree is considered mournful and adorns temples and monuments. Egyptian sarcophagi, doors of ancient churches, sacred boxes and cases, as well as the doors of royal palaces of the ancients, numerous idols and many representations were also made of cypress wood. Plato’s laws were engraved on plates of this wood.
Location
Flora - Fauna
Klarios Valley
The Klarios or Karkotis River, with a length of almost 25 km, stems from the Troodos Mountains and until it reaches Morphou Bay, passes through the Solea Valley. The beautiful Solea valley is located along Nicosia – Troodos road (56 km from Nicosia, 56
Olea Europaea (Wild Olive Tree)
At lower altitudes dominate the Maquis forests, with several dominant species, one of which is the Olea europaea. The Wild Olive tree is a long-living bush, essentially immortal. It has many branches, that get twisted, which, when dried, create new sec
Palia (Old) Kakopetria
The traditional architecture, on which the building of the houses is based, as well as the traditional way of land mapping Palia Kakopetria, are classified in the rare examples of folk architecture. The old district of the village, with narrow and wind
Pinus Brutia (Rough Pine)
The forests of Cyprus are mainly natural forests with an amazing biodiversity and high ecological value. They have little wood productivity, but they are very important because they offer many other goods and services, with economic value multiplied by








