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| Cupressus macrocarpa |
In the wild, the species is confined to two small populations, near Monterey and Carmel. These groves are protected, within Point Lobos Reserve and Del Monte Forest. However the tree has been widely planted elsewhere, along the California coast as an ornamental, and in the southern hemisphere as a timber tree.
The Monterey Cypress is a medium-sized evergreen tree, which often becomes irregular and flat-topped as a result of the high winds that are typical of its native area. It grows to heights of around 20m, and its trunk diameter reaches 0.6m, or, rarely, up to 1m or more.
The Monterey cypress is one of the parents of the fast growing cultivated hybrid, the Leyland cypress.
