A native we do not grow
Monterey Cypress
Hesperocyparis macrocarpa. Large tree, 40 to 80 feet where planted, zones 7 to 10; full sun or part shade; dry or average ground.
We do not grow Monterey cypress, and it is not in our shop. This page gathers what our tools say about it and the natives we grow for the same ground.
At a glance
| Form | Large tree |
|---|---|
| Height, feet | 40 to 80 where planted; up to 89 in its native stands |
| Spread, feet | Up to 80 |
| Zones | 7 to 10 |
| Sun | Full sun or part shade |
| Soil moisture | Dry or average ground |
| Growth | Fast |
| Leaves | Evergreen |
| Traits | Wildlife value, hedge or screen, salt tolerant, erosion control |
| Pollen | February to March |
| Fruit | Cones, September to November |
| First crop | Under 10 years |
| Pollination | Not known whether one bears alone |
| Lifespan | Lives up to 300 years. |
| Black walnut | Not named on the Morton Arboretum's lists |
| Toxicity | The foliage is poisonous to cattle and other livestock. |
| Ground | The coast, rocky ground and sandy barrens |
| Native in | 1 state |
Monterey cypress is native in 1 state: California. The states are the USDA PLANTS Database's records, with the native range read from the Fire Effects Information System and the Jepson eFlora.
What our tools say
How fast it grows and how big it gets, by site Whether it suits your zone, sun and soil How far from a house, wires and a septic field What grows with it in the wild and in a yard When to plant it where you live When it sheds pollen and bears cones, month by month How to sow its seed, with dates for your place Whether one you have can be moved, and what the move takes How old one is, from its trunk How a big one scores against the champion trees
For the same ground, we grow
These trees we grow share the most of Monterey cypress's natural communities in the wild, by the companion species tool's rules.
Read from
Its figures come from the Forest Service's Fire Effects Information System, the Woody Plant Seed Manual, NC State Extension, the Wildflower Center, Cal Poly's SelecTree, Oregon State University's Landscape Plants, Calscape, the Jepson eFlora and the Gymnosperm Database.