Clanwilliam cedar

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Also known as: Cape cedar, Widdringtonia cedarbergensis

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The Clanwilliam cedar (Callitris arborea) is a southern African evergreen tree that yields timber and gum. It belongs to the genus Widdringtonia, commonly known as African cypresses, which are coniferous trees native to southern Africa.12

The Clanwilliam cedar, also called Cape cedar (Widdringtonia cedarbergensis), is found in the Cederberg Mountains of South Africa's Western Cape province. It typically grows to a height of 6 to 18 meters (20 to 59 feet) and has wide-spreading branches. This species, along with the Mulanje cedar, is listed as critically endangered. African cypresses generally produce fragrant, durable wood of local importance.2

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Clanwilliam cedar, or Cape cedar (W. cedarbergensis), is a tree 6 to 18 metres (20 to 59 feet) tall with wide-spreading branches that is found in the Cederberg Mountains of Western Cape province, South Africa; the species is also listed as critically endangered.
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Clanwilliam cedar, or Cape cedar (W. cedarbergensis), is a tree 6 to 18 metres (20 to 59 feet) tall with wide-spreading branches that is found in the Cederberg Mountains of Western Cape province, South Africa; the species is also listed as critically endangered.
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