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Hesperocyparis macrocarpa also known as Cupressus macrocarpa, [4] [5] or the Monterey cypress is a coniferous tree, and is one of several species of cypress trees native to California. The Monterey cypress is found naturally only on the Central Coast of California .
Members of Hesperocyparis were and still are placed in Cupressus by many authorities, but phylogenetic evidence supports a different affinity. A 2021 molecular study found Hesperocyparis to be the sister group to the genus Callitropsis (containing only the Nootka cypress), with this clade being sister to the Asian genus Xanthocyparis, containing only the Vietnamese golden cypress.
Many of the species are important timber sources, especially in the genera Calocedrus, Chamaecyparis, Cryptomeria, Cunninghamia, Cupressus, Sequoia, Taxodium, and Thuja. Calocedrus decurrens is the main wood used to make wooden pencils, and is also used in chests, paneling, and flooring. [20]
Cypress (multiple species within the genus Cupressus): Cupressus sempervirens, a common cypress also referred to as Italian cypress and Mediterranean cypress. [2] It is native to the eastern Mediterranean region and Iran. Hesperocyparis lusitanica, commonly known as the Mexican cypress, which is native to Mexico and Central America. [3 ...
In 1941, a stone retaining wall was constructed around the base of the tree to protect its roots from erosion. [2]In 1948, a series of cables were installed to help support the tree.
It was given its first scientific description in 1879 by Sereno Watson, who named it Cupressus guadalupensis. [2] In the paper he presented on 14 May 1879 he said that the seeds and other material collected by Palmer had been labeled as Cupressus macrocarpa. At the time of the presentation they were already being cultivated in San Francisco. [5]
Callitris is a genus of coniferous trees in the Cupressaceae (cypress family). There are 16 recognized species in the genus, of which 13 are native to Australia and the other three (C. neocaledonica, C. sulcata and C. pancheri) native to New Caledonia. [1]
C. macrocarpa may refer to: Carissa macrocarpa, the Natal plum, a shrub native to South Africa; Clinosperma macrocarpa, a palm tree species found in New Caledonia; Cupressus macrocarpa, the Monterey cypress, a tree species, known simply as macrocarpa in Australia and New Zealand