Australian Native Plants

   Callitris columellaris


Callitris columellaris photo
White Cypress-pine

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WHITE CYPRESS-PINE FACTS

Common Name
White Cypress-pine

Other Names
Murray River Cypress-pine, Northern Cypress-pine

Description
Callitris columellaris is a small evergreen conifer tree. The leaves are scale-like arranged in whorls of three on very slender shoots. The cones are round with six triangular scales, which open at maturity to release the seeds.

Height
4–12 m (rarely to 20 m) high

Propagation
propagate from stratified seed

Classification
Class:Pinopsida
Order:Cupressales
Family:Cupressaceae
Genus:Callitris
Species:columellaris
Common Name:White Cypress-pine