Cupressus macrocarpa (Cultivated)

Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw., J. Hort. Soc. London 2: 187 1847. (Syn: Callitropsis macrocarpa (Hartw.) D.P.Little; Cupressus hartwegii Carrière; Cupressus lambertiana Carrière; Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw. ex Gordon; Cupressus macrocarpa var. angulata Lemmon; Cupressus macrocarpa var. farallonensis Mast.; Cupressus macrocarpa var. lambertiana (Carrière) Mast.; Cupressus macrocarpa subsp. lobosensis Silba; Cupressus reinwardtii Beissn.; Hesperocyparis macrocarpa (Hartw.) Bartel; Neocupressus macrocarpa (Hartw.) de Laub.);

 

The seed cones are globose to oblong, 20–40 mm long, with 6-14 scales, green at first, maturing brown about 20–24 months after pollination. The pollen cones are 3–5 mm long, and release their pollen in late winter or early spring.^[ 

(From Wikipedia on 10.12.13)

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Re: [efloraofindia:30658] Request for ID -250310SC1- Is it Cypress Tree? : Attachments (2). 11 posts by 5 authors.

Cypress tree or Cupressus sempervirens is a gymnosperm from the order Coniferales (Conifers) they generally have a cone like appearance but doesn’t look like the tree you have posted……. It is confusing me and better to say its not in my knowledge… i am also waiting for experts opinion.

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This is not Cupressus sempervirens, which is not this massive.
Are any shots of fruits/cones and bark available?

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which are the fruits in the first photo then? I m bit confused and don’t remember exactly. I thought they are from the same tree. Oh, can it be Cupressus ? Cupressus macrocarpa? Because I had noted down the name.

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This could be Monterey Cypress; the dimensions more closely fit this species. It is a tree with a very limited tolerance of climate, however, growing naturally only in a narrow coastal strip in Central California, USA. Those conditions could be approximated, perhaps, with the elevation (5000-6000′) at which this specimen is growing.

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This is Cupressus macrocarpa indeed.

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Thanks you for the confirmation of the ID …

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Gymnosperms Fortnight :: 12122013 ARK-13 :: For ID :: Lalbagh, Bangalore : Attachments (3). 2 posts by 2 authors.

I brought a small sample from what I think was a Juniper shrub. Looking at the variety of junipers documented, I am left confused. Could this be Juniperus indica or J. macropoda? These little white flowers, what are they? The very dry brown seed pod contained one seed but perhaps some had already fallen out (less likely but possible). The seed was about 4mm long. The pod had spikes like that of a cypress. The scaly leaves were flatter than that of a cypress though.

Please advise.