《徐霞客游记·游嵩山日记》
中殿六祖慧能亲手种的柏树，已经有三人围抱粗了，碑文记载说，树是慧能放在钵中从广东带到这里来的。
中殿六祖手植柏，大已三人围，碑言自广东置钵中携至者。
In the central hall is a cypress planted by the Sixth Patriarch Huineng himself. It is now as thick as three people hugging each other. According to the inscription on the stele, the tree was brought here from Guangdong in Huineng's alms bowl.