Callitris columellaris (Cupressaceae) Evergreen tree

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Callitris columellaris
Evergreen tree
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The Callitris columellaris plant species is found in Australia - New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria. It is a member of the Cupressaceae family. Some home gardeners know the variety as C. arenosa. C. glauca.

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Latin Name:  Callitris columellaris
Family:  Cupressaceae
Author:  F.Muell.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  20   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Light soils, occasionally near the coast, but usually in dry inland areas up to the montane zone[152].

Cultivation Notes: Prefers a dry sandy coastal soil in full sun, succeeding in saline soils[200]. A very drought tolerant plant once established[81, 200]. This species can tolerate temperatures down to at least -7°c in Australian gardens[157] but this cannot be translated directly to British gardens due to our cooler summers and longer, colder and wetter winters. Some reports say that plants can succeed outdoors in the very mildest areas of this country[1, 81] but another report places this species in hardyness zone 10, which would mean that it is not frost tolerant and could only be grown with winter protection[200]. The plants are highly inflammable and are usually killed by forest fires. However, they store their seeds in unopened cones on the tree for many years, these seeds are released after a fire and then germinate freely[200].

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