Tasmanian cedar

Tasmanian cedar

plant
      any of three species of evergreen conifers of the genus Athrotaxis, of the cypress family (Cupressaceae), native to the temperate rain forests of Tasmania. Two of the species are small trees, 6 to 12 metres (20 to 40 feet) tall and 1 to 1.5 metres (3 to 5 feet) in circumference, occasionally grown as ornamentals. The third species, King William pine (A. selaginoides), is a timber tree that may grow as high as 30 metres (100 feet) and as large in circumference as 2.7 metres (9 feet). Its dark green, leathery leaves contain volatile oils.

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