About Callitris endlicheri (Parl.) F.M.Bailey
Callitris endlicheri is an evergreen tree that reaches a height of 5 to 15 meters (16 to 49 feet), and has tough, furrowed bark. Its branches may grow either upright or spread out, and they bear keeled green leaves that are 2 to 4 millimeters (0.08 to 0.2 inches) long. This species is monoecious. Female cones grow either alone or in clusters on slender fruiting branchlets. The cones are smooth, nearly spherical, and measure 15 to 20 millimeters (0.6 to 0.8 inches) in diameter. They hold multiple sticky seeds that are coated in resin, and cones may remain on the tree for several years. C. endlicheri is widespread across eastern Australia along the Great Dividing Range, and occurs in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria. It grows at elevations between 350 and 1,100 meters (1,150 and 3,610 feet). It most commonly grows on rocky hills and ridges, and can be found in dry sclerophyll woodlands and shrublands. The Wiradjuri people of New South Wales call this species kara. They use the trunks of young C. endlicheri trees to make spears, use the wood and dry needles as kindling, and use the resinous sap as both a glue and a medicine. This species is sometimes logged for commercial use.
