Help me identify this tree please.

Geeteefour · #1 (**permalink**) 04-11-2011, 10:26 AM

Moved here about four years ago. This lovely pine appears to have been planted by the previous owner. It is starting to take off and is already about fourteen feet high and growing at about eighteen inches a year. It cannot stay where it is, but before we relocate it I think we should know what it is. Can anyone help please?

aeshna5 · #2 (**permalink**) 04-11-2011, 10:31 AM

Welcome to WAB. Unfortunately your photo hasn't been attached.

Dorts · #3 (**permalink**) 04-11-2011, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Geeteefour

Moved here about four years ago. This lovely pine appears to have been planted by the previous owner. It is starting to take off and is already about fourteen feet high and growing at about eighteen inches a year. It cannot stay where it is, but before we relocate it I think we should know what it is. Can anyone help please?

Hi Geeteefour, welcome to WAB. I found the pics. of your tree in 'Images'.
It's a Cupressus, (of which there are very many different kinds). Can't say which yours is. A photo of the whole tree may help if you have one.

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Dorts.

Geeteefour · #4 (**permalink**) 04-11-2011, 08:40 PM

Thank you to fungijohn and Dorts for help so far. Here is a picture of the whole tree.

Dorts · #5 (**permalink**) 04-11-2011, 11:02 PM

Thanks for posting the photo of the tree Geeteefour.
It looks like Cupressus macrocarpa, commonly known as Monterey Cypress or just Macrocarpa. There are several different kinds.
A common tree of parks and garden and some varieties are often used as hedging. They can live for many hundreds of years and in some places can reach 40m- 130ft.!
Dorts.