This large conifer has a dark brown trunk that is up to 1.5m (5ft) in diameter with spreading pendulous branches that form a pyramidal habit. It has light green scale-like leaves and the female cones appear during spring.

Hardiness zones 8 to 9 

Dacrydium cupressinum is naturally found in New Zealand growing in lowland or mountainous forests in deep well drained fertile moist soils in a protected to an open sunny position and is frost tender when young and drought tender.

Rimu is a beautiful tree that is grown for its weeping habit and is planted in parks and large gardens as a lawn specimen. It is also planted in woodland gardens establishing in 3 to 6 years growing up to 300mm (1ft) per year. It is suitable for coastal or inland regions and can be planted along borders for screening. ID 1882

Dacrydium (da-krid-ee-um) cupressinum (cup-RES’-sin-um)

Podocarpaceae (POD-oh-kar-PAY-see-ee)
Podocarps