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Callitris endlicheri - (Parl.)L.H.Bailey.

Common Name Red Cypress-Pine
Family Cupressaceae
USDA hardiness 8-11
Known Hazards None known
Habitats Poor sandy soils[154].
Range Australia - New South Wales, Queensland.
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Weed Potential No
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Half Hardy Well drained soil Moist Soil Full sun
Callitris endlicheri Red Cypress-Pine


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Callitris endlicheri Red Cypress-Pine
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Summary


Physical Characteristics

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Callitris endlicheri is an evergreen Tree growing to 20 m (65ft 7in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 9. It is in leaf all year. The species is monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant).
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline and saline soils.
It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought.

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Synonyms

Habitats

Woodland Garden Secondary; Dappled Shade;

Edible Uses

None known

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Medicinal Uses

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Anthelmintic

Anthelmintic[152].

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Other Uses

Essential  Fuel  Resin  Tannin  Wood

A resin obtained from the stumps of felled trees or the cut logs is used as a coating for pills[1, 152]. An essential oil is obtained by distillation of the fruit and twigs. It contains acetic acid, limonene, borneol and geranol[154]. The bark contains 10 - 36% dry weight of tannin[1, 156]. Wood - resinous, very aromatic, very durable, brittle, very flammable, hard, close grained. Used for construction. furniture making, cabinet making, fencing, ship building etc[1, 154].

Special Uses

Scented Plants

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Cultivation details

Prefers a dry sandy coastal soil in full sun, succeeding in poor or saline soils[200]. A very drought tolerant plant once established[81, 200]. Tolerates temperatures down to -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. Plants can succeed outdoors in the very mildest areas of this country[81]. 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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Propagation

Seed - does not require stratification, germinating at any time of the year if it becomes moist[200]. Sow in early spring in a greenhouse. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter, planting them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.

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Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

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Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

 

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