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

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

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.

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.

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