The Witch Tree, a cypress that fell in 1964, reminded visitors of a witch flying away from the twisted trunk on a broomstick and gave rise to ghost stories over the years.

The Witch Tree, a cypress that fell in 1964, reminded visitors of a witch flying away from the twisted trunk on a broomstick and gave rise to ghost stories over the years.

Timeline: The life of the Lone Cypress A look at key dates in the history of Pebble Beach’s famous tree along 17-Mile Drive. Before 1813, experts think: A Monterey cypress seedling takes root on ...

A much-photographed cypress tree at Lake Martin was struck by lightning and burned Friday night. ... The tree had been struck previously as evidenced by the scar on the trunk," Pierce told KATC.

This particular example has a trunk that measures 4 meters in diameter (around 13 feet), and is 28 meters tall and probably started its life at the time when humans were first inventing writing.