Cypresses were a type of tree that grew in the northern marches of Ithilien.[1]
During Berúthiel's time as the wife of King Tarannon of Gondor, she decorated the gardens of the King's House in Osgiliath "with tormented sculptures beneath cypresses and yews".[2]
Portrayal in adaptations
1994: Middle-earth Role Playing—Treasures of Middle-earth
- A type of cypress, Black Cypress, is described as the largest evergreen growing in southeastern Middle-earth, growing up to 200 ft. Its trunk was black and the scale-like leaves were dark green. Its hard to work wood was used for shipbuilding.[3]
References
- ↑ LR 4.04.011Digital Tolkien Project Citation Systems, The Lord of the Rings, "The Two Towers", "Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit", Paragraph 11
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Istari", "Notes", note 7, pp. 401-2
- ↑ Wolfgang Baur (1994), Treasures of Middle-earth (2nd edition) (#2010), p. 191