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Celery-top pine

Phyllocladus aspleniifolius

Photo by lori.tas
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Field Notes

Description:

It is a medium-sized evergreen coniferous tree, growing to 20 m tall (often shrubby at high altitudes). The leaves are minute, brown and scale-like, less than 1 mm long, and sparsely produced; what looks like leaves on the plant are actually modified stems called phylloclades. It is the shape of these phylloclades that give the tree its name.

Habitat:

Primarily an alpine or rainforest species.

Notes:

An extremely prized wood for woodworking.

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PublishedMarch 22, 2011

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