Plant Profile

Cupressus macrocarpa (Monterey Cypress)

Cupressus macrocarpa is an evergreen conifer native to Monterey, California. As it gets old, it begins to take a pyramidal formation. It has scale-like leaves, cone fruits, and an insignificant flower. It can be used for screening, topiary, espalier, windbreak, bonsai, shade and street.

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  • By Ames sf at Flickr (Flickr) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Franco Folini from San Francisco, USA (Cupressus ?) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Harvey Barrison from Massapequa, NY, USA (Carmel Bay_2011 10 17_0038) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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  • By Franco Folini from San Francisco, USA (Cupressus ?) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Harvey Barrison from Massapequa, NY, USA (Carmel Bay_2011 10 17_0038) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Ji-Elle (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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