Follow these easy steps to plant your Italian Cypress Trees
Evergreen trees like full to partial sun and just about any soil conditions. So keep this in mind when choosing the planting site for your Italian Cypress trees. Dig a hole slightly shallower and about twice the diameter of the root system. Use your shovel or other garden tool to scrape the soil on the walls of the planting hole so the roots can easily penetrate the soil as they grow. For planting a hedge, form a visual guide by placing plastic stakes a few feet apart and looping twine around them. Plant the evergreens where the stakes are and they will grow together to make a solid hedge.
Set your Italian Cypress in the planting hole and spread out the roots. The bottom of the hole should be firm enough to keep the tree from sinking after it is planted. The top of the root ball should be about an inch above the surrounding soil. Then make sure the tree is straight up and down in the hole. A level is very helpful for accuracy.
Apply water as you backfill the hole with soil to remove any air pockets. Break up dirt clods and remove any grass, stones or other debris. After the transplant is complete, water your Italian Cypress tree again well. To keep the soil moist, it is recommended that you mulch around the tree. Use enough mulch to reach a depth of 2"-3" but keep a small circle around the tree trunk that is not covered with mulch.