Scientific Name: Callitris columellaris

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  • Pronunciation:
    ca−LIT−ris col-um-ell-ARE-iss
  • Common Name:
    Coastal Cypress Pine
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    CUPRESSACEAE
  • Status:
    Common
  • Flowers:
    stroboli
  • Fruit:
    cones
  • Flowers Color:
    N/A
  • Fruit Color:
    Brown
  • Vegetation Type:
    Eucalypt Forest. Sandy soils of coastal areas
  • Species List:
    Weyba Esp, SBHS, Plants for Coastal Gardens, W2, Hedges, Bush medicine, Craft, Biosphere Day Noosa Woods, Coolum High, Boreen Point Caravan Park, NNP Parkedge/Alex, Sunshine Beach Primary, Cooroy Primary School, NNP service road, Kingfisher Bay Resort, Fraser Island, Johns, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Regional Ecosystem 12.2.5. Regional Ecosystem 12.2.11, Batianoff 87, NNP Viewland/Brunjes, Boreen Point, Leslie Drive Roundabout, NNP Tanglewood, Noosa Banks, Marcus Dunes, BHNR, NNS Fern Track, Arthur Harrold NR, Girraween, NNS,
Cultural Notes

Timber: Extensively used in building construction fencing telegraph poles. Complete resistance to termite attack and high resistance to fungal decay Useful bush plant. Timber lit as torch for night spear fishing. Strong straight timber used for spear-making. Resin used as glue ||Bush medicine: leaves and twigs for colds and skin irritations.||

Identification Notes

Cone scales smooth or wrinkled, but not verrucose (warty) on back.

Associated Fauna

Bird Attracting: White-eared Monarch, pictured, seek insects in outer foliage of tree crown at Noosa\'s North Shore.

Landscaping Notes

Noosa Council Preferred Species list . Suitable plant for appropriate soil conditions (see Vegetation type). Bushy tree for well-drained soils. Excellent for screen or wind-break. Useful for protected seaside planting.||Feature foliage||