However, due to the invasive nature of traditional dendrochronology, the precise age of the tree is unknown and can only be inferred.

[1][2] Over the centuries the tree has been weathered by the wind and salt spray coming off the Pacific Ocean, gradually altering its appearance.

[3] In 1941, a stone retaining wall was constructed around the base of the tree to protect its roots from erosion.

[2] On February 16, 2019, the tree lost one of its limbs during a severe weather event known as a Pineapple Express.

The Monterey cypress grows naturally only in Pebble Beach and Point Lobos.