Common Name: Southern Cypress Pine
Botanical Name: Callitris gracilis
Family: CUPRESSACEAE
Description:
Bushy stunted tree to single-trunked erect tree, 5-15 m. Small, dark green, in whorls of 3. Separate male and female flowers on each tree. Spring to summer. A slightly wrinkled cone with lightly scattered warts, solitary or clustered, containing many seeds, 2.5-3 cm diameter, remaining open on trees for many years. Late spring to summer (November to February). Monitor fruits for maturity as seasonal conditions will determine best time for collection.
Bushy stunted tree to single-trunked erect tree, 5-15 m. Small, dark green, in whorls of 3. Separate male and female flowers on each tree. Spring to summer. A slightly wrinkled cone with lightly scattered warts, solitary or clustered, containing many seeds, 2.5-3 cm diameter, remaining open on trees for many years. Late spring to summer (November to February). Monitor fruits for maturity as seasonal conditions will determine best time for collection.
Natural Distribution:
Distributed throughout lower to moderate rainfall areas in all agricultural districts of SA, extending into WA, NSW and Vic. Common to woodland and mallee areas.
Distributed throughout lower to moderate rainfall areas in all agricultural districts of SA, extending into WA, NSW and Vic. Common to woodland and mallee areas.
Notes:
Slow growth rate. Genus name Callitris comes from the Greek 'kalos' meaning beautiful and 'treis' meaning three, referring to the leaves which are arranged in whorls of 3.
Slow growth rate. Genus name Callitris comes from the Greek 'kalos' meaning beautiful and 'treis' meaning three, referring to the leaves which are arranged in whorls of 3.
