Tuesday, 28 July 2015

CYPRESSES IN MORNINGTON

Hesperocyparis macrocarpa, commonly known as Monterey cypress, is a species of cypress native to the Central Coast of California. It has been introduced as cultivated species in many other temperate climates such as in South Africa and Australia, shown here in Mornington, Victoria.

This is a medium-sized coniferous evergreen tree, which often becomes irregular and flat-topped as a result of the strong winds that are typical of its native area. It grows to heights of up to 40 m in perfect growing conditions, and its trunk diameter can reach 2.5 m. The foliage grows in dense sprays which are bright green in colour and release a characteristic aroma when crushed. The leaves are scale-like, 2–5 mm long, and produced on rounded (not flattened) shoots; seedlings up to a year old have needle-like leaves 4–8 mm long.

This post is part of the Our World Tuesday meme,
and also part of the Trees & Bushes meme,
and also part of the Wordless Wednesday meme.

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7 comments:

  1. Lina Gustina28 July 2015 at 18:31

    Very lovely. The tree framed the view.
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  2. eileeninmd28 July 2015 at 19:06

    The cypress trees are pretty, what a lovely scene! Enjoy your day!

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  3. NCSue28 July 2015 at 19:54

    Very nice.
    Hope to see you at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2015/07/variations.html

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  4. Joyful28 July 2015 at 23:24

    Interesting trees. Lovely shape to them. The water view is awesome too.

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  5. fredamans29 July 2015 at 00:41

    Gorgeous view with the natural framing of those amazing trees!

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  6. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪30 July 2015 at 04:26

    My local beach looks like this except there are no boats.

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  7. NatureFootstep30 July 2015 at 22:42

    oh, what a wonderful beach out there behind the trees. :)

    My trees is not for feeding animals. They just think it is a goof place. The forest is for bio energy. :)

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