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89 28.— THE GOLDFIELDS PINE (Callitris glauca)

is the. largest of the pine shrubs of the goldfields. This tree attains 30ft. in height, and has more or less spreading branches which give it a cedar-like appearance. The leaves are of a bluish-green, the bark almost black and fibrous. This tree is very much like its sister the Rottnest Pine (Callitris robusta), and occurs on the margins of salt lakes in open country. It is particularly valuable as a fencing timber, since it resists white ants.



Goldfields Pine.