The Cypress Avenue runs through the centre of Craigtoun Country Park with a stone centre piece in the middle.

• A double line of trees called the Cypress Avenue

• Mostly Lawson Cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)

• Conifer with evergreen short, scale-like leaves

• Native to California, grown extensively in southwest Oregon

• Introduced to the UK in 1854

• Named after Scottish nurseryman and plant collector, Charles Lawson (1795 - 1873)

• Not to be confused with Leyland Cypress (x Cuprocyparis leylandii)

• Provides valuable shelter for nesting birds

Timber is susceptible to rot so is not suited to outdoor use.