Patagonian cypress

F. cupressoides is a large conical tree with peeling red-brown bark reaching a height of approximately 25m but grows considerably larger in its native habitat where it is a long-lived, slow-growing tree. The scale-like, green leaves to 6mm long are banded white and borne in threes in sprays on the large, drooping branches. Small, globose cones to 8mm across made up of nine scales ripen from green to brown