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Australian Blue Cypress

Callitris intratropica

Also called Blue Cypress, Cypress Pine, Northern Australian Cypress Pine, Northern Xmas Tree, Northern Cypress Pine, White Cypress Pine, Murray River Pine

Callitris intratropica is a native Australian conifer tree from northern Australia, grown in gardens for its neat blue-green foliage. It is drought tolerant and prefers full sun and well-drained soil.

Family
Cupressaceae (Cypress family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or loamy soil; tolerates poor soils.
Temperature
Hardy in warm climates; protect young plants from frost below about -5 °C.
How easy
Easy

About

Callitris intratropica is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae. It is a tree native to northern Australia, in portions of Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and Queensland.

Other Callitris plants

Bailey's Cypress-pine · Morrison's Cypress-pine · White cypress-pine · Drummond's cypress · Black Cypress-pine · White Cypress Pine · Slender Cypress-pine · Brush Cypress-pine · Dwarf cypress · Illawarra Cypress-pine · New Caledonia Cypress Pine · Pigmy cypress-pine

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Callitris intratropica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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