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macrocarpa

a large coniferous tree of New Zealand, Cupressus macrocarpa, used for shelter belts on farms and for rough timber
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The 100ft Monterey cypress above the beach at Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire
Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster), Monterey cypress and Euonymus japonicus also provide a sound defensive barrier.
Removal of 4 x Lawson Cypress trees (T1, T2, T3 & T4) and 1 x Monterey Cypress (T5) - Conservation Area Notice).
One of two Monterey Cypress trees he planted in front of the castle in what is now Clyne Gardens is currently the tallest recorded one in Britain.
a grove of Monterey cypress sheltered the cottage, a structure so primeval-looking that it could've been mistaken for part of the landscape.
Female flowers of the Nootka Cypress were fertilised by pollen from the Monterey Cypress.
Leylandii combine the rapid growth of the Monterey cypress with the hardiness of the Nooka cypress.
California has five of the country's 10 biggest champion trees: the General Sherman giant sequoia (biggest tree in the world; biggest champ by circumference, volume, and point total), coast redwood (tallest tree in the world and second biggest national champ), California-laurel (seventh biggest national champ, biggest native hardwood champ), sugar pine (biggest pine in the world, eight biggest national champ), and Monterey cypress (tenth biggest national champ).
Maritime pine, (Pinus pinaster), Monterey cypress and Euonymus japonicus also provide a sound defensive barrier against the elements.
Harbor seals haul out in hidden coves, and the fog drifts through a grove of rare Monterey cypress, where lace lichen dangles from the branches and an orange algae crusts the trunks.
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