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Forum: Australian GardeningReplies: 3, Views: 39
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Robert_Sc
Canberra
Australia

October 24, 2009
11:09 PM

Post #7205461

I found this on our local nature reserve. It looks quite different from most of the other trees but I suspect its a native. Apologies for poor quality mobile phone picture.

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77sunset
Merino
Australia

October 25, 2009
12:51 AM

Post #7205824

It looks a bit like one we have growing in the bush around here that the locals call wild cherry. Brian may know , being more knowledgeable on trees.
Jean.
Stake
Barmera
Australia

October 25, 2009
01:55 AM

Post #7205907

I can't see the foliage clear enough to hazard a guess but the "Native Cherries" are species of Exocarpus, E. aphyllus has bare twigs no leaves, E. sparteus has very fine foliage like some Casuarinas but softer, E. cupressaformis as the name suggest foliage like a cypress. They are all semi parasitic so a bit difficult to propagate.
Sorry I can't be more help.
Brian
kennedyh
Churchill, Victoria
Australia
(Zone 10a)



October 25, 2009
08:24 PM

Post #7208115

It looks to me like one of the native cypress-pines, a Callitris species.

The two most likely in your area are

White cypress-pine - Callitris glaucophylla: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/62555/
Black Cypress-=pine - Callitris endlicheri: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/62577/

To me yours looks more like C. endlicheri.

If it is a cypress-pine, there should be some harde angular cones somewhere on the tree. The shape of the cones is the best feature for identifying which species.

Kennedy

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