Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Lawson cypress

- Family: Cupressaceae
- Origen: native to the Pacific coast of the United States

A tree that in Europe can reach 30 or 40 metres high. The crown is narrow and conical, with branches that bend downward. The terminal tip is curved.

The leaves are scaly, opposite and very persistent against the branches (the keel-shaped sides make the twigs flat), with lines of white stomata on the underside shaped like an X.

The male flowers appear on the tips of the branches and are red in colour.

The female cones are between 0.8 and 1 centimetre in size, made up of 8 peltate scales, like a shield, bluish green at the beginning but turning brown when ripe.

Source: Rosalía de Castro Park Botanical Guide