Callitris glauca
White cypress · also White cypress-pine, Murray river cypress-pine, Bribie island pine
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This cypress tree is native to arid and coastal regions of Australia. It can grow as a tall coniferous tree or a dense shrub with bright green, fragrant, scale-like leaves. It is a durable, termite-resistant, and easy-to-grow species that tolerates drought, salt spray, frost, wind, and lime soils, also providing habitat for birds.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 150.01%—5.6 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 20 ft
- Soil
- Lime-tolerant
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Tolerates
- coastal, salt
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.6 in, mean 5.5 in, 90th percentile 6.8 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Queensland tropical rain forests
Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Victoria Plains tropical savanna
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Eastern Australia mulga shrublands
Other Callitris in the catalogue
2 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
