TASMANIAN CEDAR

any of three species of evergreen conifers of the genus Athrotaxis, of the deciduous cypress family (Taxodiaceae), native to the temperate rain forests of Tasmania. Two of the species are small trees, 6 to 12 m (20 to 40 feet) tall and 1 to 1.5 m (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 m (100 feet) and as large in circumference as 2.7 m (9 feet). Its dark green, leathery leaves contain volatile oils.