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GEOGRAPHE COMMUNITY LANDCARE NURSERY

366 Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Busselton [2km south of Busselton Bypass on the right]

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SPECIES

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SPECIES

Photos and information about the species we grow,
and perhaps about a few we might like to grow in the future

FAMILY
CUPRESSACEAE

Scientific name
Callitris preissii
Common name
Rottnest Island Pine

Callitris preissii
Rottnest Island Pine
Planted (Quindalup)
Photos: Richard Clark
December 2007

A FloraBase page showing thew Western Australian distribution of the family Cupressaceae.
Cupressaceae in the Wikipedia.

A FloraBase page showing the distribution of the genus Callitris in Western Australia.

Callitris in the Wikipedia.

Horticultural note:

Although there are only occassional occurrences here, Callitris preissii is a valuable species for large hedges and windbreaks.

References:
FloraBase

MABBERLEY, D.J. (1987/1997) The Plant Book, Cambridge University Press.
WHEELER, J. et al (2002) Flora of the South West – Bunbury/Augusta/Denmark, Australian Biological Resources Study, University of Western Australia Press.

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