Callitris macleayana
Stringybark Pine
Stringybark Pine
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Common name: Stringybark pine
Also, brush cypress pine and Port Macquarie pine
Conservation status: . . .
Etymology:
The name ‘callitris’ is derived from the Greek calli (meaning beautiful) and treis (meaning three), because their scale-like leaves are in whorls of three
Cones and seed:
Cones often occur in solitary on larger fruiting branches, and have 6 scales when borne on mature trees
Leaves:
Its juvenile leaves are around 1 cm in length, giving way to mature foliage of 2-3 millimetres;
Stem & branches:
The bark is furrowed
Roots:
Habit:
It is a large, straight-trunked tree with spreading branches and up to 40 m in height
Habitat:
Distribution:
Endemic to Australia
It is found in two regions of Australia's East coast, one in the centre and one in the North
Stringybark pine occurs over much of the central and Northeast coast of Australia with an estimated range of 20,000 km2, although its range is divided in two with a 1500 km gap between the two occurrences
In the North, it is found in open forests upon humid highlands, mainly among Eucalyptus, Syncarpia, and Corymbia species; in the South
it is found in wet sclerophyll forests and occasionally in pockets of subtropical rainforest, the latter including Ficus and Podocarpus species
Within these habitats the stringybark pine prefers exposed locations such as slopes and ridge tops, whilst generally being found in poorer soils
The tree's limitation to humid sites is in contrast to many other species in the genus, such as Callitris glaucophylla and Callitris endlicheri
The species has a cold hardiness of -1.1 °C to +4.4 °C, corresponding to hardiness Zone 10
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