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Callitris verrucosa
Also called Camphor Wood, Mallee Pine, Turpentine Pine, Camphorwood, Cypress Pine
Callitris verrucosa is a small multi-stemmed conifer or shrub from southern Australia, typically under 8 m tall, that grows best in full sun and well-drained sandy soil. The key to growing it is drainage and sun; it is drought tolerant once established.
Callitris verrucosa, the mallee pine, is a species of conifer in the cypress family, Cupressaceae. It is found only in Australia.
The plant has a green-grey colour, rigid branches and can reach a height of 8 metres (26 ft). It has a slow growth rate.
The mallee pine is endemic to Mallee Woodlands and Shrublands in southern Australia. It can be found in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.
The resin from various Callitris species were used by Aboriginal Australians as an adhesive for tools and weaponry. Long, straight branches were also fashioned into fishing spears.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Callitris verrucosa 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.
