This medium-size tree has a solitary trunk with dark grey furrowed bark and upright branches that form a narrow conical crown. It has blue-grey scale-like leaves on slender branchlets and the globular cones appear in late spring.

Hardiness zones 9 to 11

Callitris glaucophylla is naturally found in all mainland states of Australia and widely distributed from the coast to inland, particularly in western New South Wales. It grows in woodlands or around salty lakes and on gently undulating topography. 

It prefers well drained fertile sandy to clay soil in an open sunny position and is frost and drought resistant. 

The White Cypress Pine is grown for its foliage and timber. It is grown as a shade or feature plant and as a windbreak for coastal or inland plantings. The wood is termite resistant and used for construction. This is a very hardy tree and is suitable for most situations establishing in 3 to 5 years. ID 217

Callitris (kal-LIT-tris) glaucophylla (glak-ko-FIL-la)

“Callitris”, from the Greek words for “three beauties”, in reference to the leaves being in groups of three; “columellaris” refers to the single column (stem) remaining after the scales of the cones are shed.

Cupressaceae (kew-press-AY-see-ee)
Coniferous Trees