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Phyllocladus aspleniifolius

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FamilyPinopsida:Phyllocladaceae
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Ecocrop code8544



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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A medium sized to tall tree, reaching 20-30 m in height, and the trunk, 1 m in diameter. The tree usually have a straight trunk, dark bark, and a rather dense dark-green crown. USES Timber used for railway sleepers, strainer posts, boat building, truck and house flooring, jonery, and chemical vats. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. COMMON NAMES Celery top pine. FURTHER INF The latitudinal range in Tasmania is 41-43.5°S, and the tree usually occur at elevations between sea level and 800 m but can be found up to 1000 m. It is common on undulating country but occurs on a wide rang of topography. It prefers cool, moist, well-composted soil, and a protected semi-shaded position. It does not grow in waterlogged conditions.
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SOURCES (P. asplebiifolius (Labill.) Hook f.)
Boland D 1984 pp 60-61 [TEMP, KTMP, RAIN, TEXT, DEP, FER, PH, DRA, USE]