General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 50-82 feet or more
Leaves: Evergreen
Fragrant
Needled
Fruit: Other: Globose to ellipsoid geen cone maturing to grayish-brown.
Fruiting Time: Fall
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Greenish-yellow
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Useful for timber production
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Pollinators: Wind
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Monoecious
Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Vulnerable
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Common names
  • Monterey Cypress
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cupressus macrocarpa
  • Synonym: Callitropsis macrocarpa

Photo Gallery
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-02-13
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-02-13
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-02-13
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-02-13
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-02-13
Location: San Carpoforo, Big Sur, California
Date: 2011-12-15
Location: San Carpoforo, Big Sur, California
Date: 2011-12-16
Location: Point Loma, California
Date: 2013-08-15
Location: Achadas da Cruz - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-19
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Feb 18, 2012
Photo taken at Al's Garden Center, Woodburn, Oregon
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Feb 18, 2012
Photo taken at Al's Garden Center, Woodburn, Oregon

Credit NPS
Location: Monterey cypress in Alan Memorial Grove in Point Lobos
Date: 2007-10-19
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira

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