Lawson cypress

noun

1. Port Orford cedar.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lawson cypress¹

First recorded in 1855–60; after Lawson and Son, a firm of Edinburgh nurserymen, who cultivated the tree from seeds collected in America in 1854

Example Sentences

The one Barrera introduced me to in Beacon Hill is a Port Orford cedar, also known as Lawson cypress.

From Seattle Times

Lawson cypress is not a native species, and does not form part of any natural ecosystem.

From BBC

The Lawson cypress lifts its splendid spire to a height of two hundred feet, on the coast mountains of Oregon and California, forming a nearly continuous forest belt twenty miles long, between Point Gregory and the mouth of the Coquille River.

From Project Gutenberg

In its native home the Lawson Cypress attains a height of between 120 and 150 feet, occasionally reaching 200 feet, with a base circumference of 40 feet.

From Project Gutenberg

The Lawson Cypress produces a valuable wood, close-grained and strong, yet light.

From Project Gutenberg