Use our own Murchison variety as found along the Butchers Track, not those native to more temperate areas. Select seed from full-sized plants with dense foliage, since some forms grow with a sparse canopy. Irrigation will assist in the maintenance of foliage density. Different degrees of spininess also occurs and can be selected for. The height potential, particularly with cypress pine species, is not as great as that for casuarina windbreaks.
Cypress is susceptible to fire.
Site preparation with deep ripping is as important for low maintenance species as it is for sheoaks. If hardpans are limiting, explosives may be an economical option. In the establishment phase, it is essential to provide irrigation water to promote rapid and even growth. If windbreaks can be established along the contour and soil levels can be profiled to promote the capture of any potential run-off from rainfall, the period of dependence on irrigation can be kept to a minimum. Occasional irrigation may continue to be required once plants have matured.