Fasinating coniferous tree from tasmania. Prefers cool, moist position.A tree 20-30m tall,growing in montane rainforests of central and southern Tasmania,at an altitude of 730-1,200m.The crown is rounded and abundantly branched,carried on a bar trunk.The leaves are ovate-lanceolate,sickle-shaped and noticeably standing out from the branches,6-18mm long and 3-4mm wide,lustrous rich green with stomatal bands on both sides.The cones are globose,15-25mm in diam, yellowish green.Less frost hardy then A.cupressoides but more shade tolerant.Hardiness zone 8-9.