Lone Cypress, Monterey cypress tree in Pebble Beach, California, United States

Lone Cypress is a Monterey cypress on a granite outcrop along the Pacific, held by steel cables and a low stone wall. The tree leans toward the shore while its wind-shaped branches extend over the open ocean.

The cypress began growing on this rock around 1750, when Spanish missionaries were first mapping the California coast. The Pebble Beach Company registered the tree's image as a protected trademark in 1919 to control its commercial use.

A drawing of the tree was registered as the Pebble Beach Company's trademark in 1919; the company says the mark protects the logo and the tree itself. The cypress also appears in Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 film Vertigo, where a fabricated replica stands in for it during the kiss scene between Kim Novak and James Stewart.

The tree can be viewed from a lookout along 17-Mile Drive between Cypress Point Club and Pebble Beach Golf Links. A short footpath leads from the parking area to the platform, which offers a direct view across the water.

Monterey cypresses now grow wild in only two locations in California, with this site and Point Lobos forming the last natural populations. The species dies out elsewhere, yet here salty winds and bare rock have allowed it to survive.