One of the handsome Monterey cypresses in the grounds of Dunedin's First Church. Kiwi farmers have embraced the Monterey cypress so enthusiastically since the 1800s that you could call it an honorary native. This is because the ubiquitous Monterey pine (Pinus radiata) also comes from the coast of Monterey Bay in California. This is one of the "golden" varieties of Monterey cypress growing beside the Foodstuffs car park in Midland St. The -cyparis part is another way of rendering the Greek "kuparissos" for a cypress tree.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 19, 2019 15:22 UTC