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Callitris verrucosa
Mallee Pine
Notes

Uses: Conifer-like silhouette is excellent for breaking up lines of shrubbery. A useful long-lived ornamental for home gardens or as a shelter tree for country properties.
Note: This species is provisionally classified Schedule 2, Regulation 24.3 under the Sewerage Act and requires written SA Water approval prior to planting in streets or roads.

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
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Canopy Shape canopy-pyramidal Pyramidal
  • Height 3-5m
  • Spread 2-3m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Cupressaceae
  • Botanical Name Callitris verrucosa
  • Common Name Mallee Pine
  • Origin SA, VIC, NSW
  • Habit Small stunted tree, Often multi-trunked
  • Landscape Desert dunes, Plains
  • Soil Texture Sand, Loam
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought
  • Supplementary Watering None
  • Flower Colour None
  • Foliage Green
  • Flower Type Insignificant
  • Purpose Ornamental, Screen
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Trunk Furrowed
  • Form Small Tree (Up to 7m)
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region