Parques de Portugal

Mexican Cypress

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  • Mexican Cypress

  • Serra da Estrela Nature Park

  • Center

  • Celorico da Beira

Identification and Access

  • No

  • Cupressus lusitanica Miller

  • Rapa - Quinta da Granja

  • Private property

  • 21 m

  • Isolated tree

  • Planted in 1905

  • The Mexican cypress trees were planted by Francisco Ferreira da Silva, 1st Bishop of Mozambique, in 1905. The act is marked with an inscription on a stone by the base of the tree. There are 2 specimens.