Among the variants of garden cypresses, this one is golden. In 1962 it was discovered growing in Belvoir Park Forest on the edge of Belfast by the forester, the late George Robinson, who transplanted the little seedling into a flower pot and then to his own garden.
It grew, flourished, and like other cypress could be propagated by cuttings so that many more Robinson’s Gold could be produced from the one parent. This tree has been used on the coat of arms of Castlereagh Council and on the medallion of the mayor’s chain, as an entirely unique tree which originated in the district.