Detail
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Callitris canescens
Scrubby Cypress Pine
Notes

Uses: Conifer-like silhouette and dense foliage is excellent for breaking up lines of shrubbery. A useful long-lived ornamental for home gardens or as a shelter tree for country properties.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.

:NW: North Western  
:LE: Lake Eyre   
:NU: Nullarbor   
:GT: Gairdner-Torrens   
:FR: Flinders Rangers  
:EA: Eastern   
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:MU: Murray
:YP: Yorke Peninsula
:SL: Southern Lofty
:KI: Kangaroo Island
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Canopy Shape canopy-oval Oval
  • Height 3-6m
  • Spread 2-4m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
    • position-partshade Part Shade
  • Family Cupressaceae
  • Botanical Name Callitris canescens
  • Common Name Scrubby Cypress Pine
  • Origin SA, WA
  • Habit Erect small tree, Stout trunk
  • Landscape Desert dunes, Plains
  • Soil Texture Sand, Gravel, Loam
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost, Soil salinity
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour None
  • Flower Type Insignificant
  • Purpose Ornamental
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Trunk Furrowed
  • Form Small Tree (Up to 7m)