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Camboui Cypress Pine

Callitris sulcata

Camboui Cypress Pine
Photo: PLStenger, CC BY-SA 4.0

Callitris sulcata is a rare conifer tree from the cypress family, found only in a few forested river valleys in southeastern New Caledonia and listed as endangered. It is not a commonly grown plant, so care guidance here is general and limited.

Family
Cupressaceae (Cypress family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, slightly acidic forest soil or a loam-based mix.
Temperature
18-30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
SE. New Caledonia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Callitris sulcata is a species of conifer in the cypress family, Cupressaceae. Its common name is Sapin de Comboui. It is endemic to New Caledonia, where it grows only in three forested river valleys. It is an endangered species with a total population of about 10,000 individuals.

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 · Australian Blue Cypress · Brush Cypress-pine · Dwarf cypress · Illawarra Cypress-pine · New Caledonia Cypress Pine

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Callitris sulcata 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.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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