Branches almost upright forming a large columnar tree. A few old trees remain but this cultivar is no longer available. The name is probably best regarded as a group name for a range of fastigiate clones. Introduced to uk by Lambert in 1938 but occasionally arising spontaneously from seed batches.
Vic: Box Hill (Oval near Canterbury & Elgar Rds); Fitzroy (Edinburgh Gardens); Geelong (Johnstone Park); Melbourne (Domain near La Trobe's Cottage). Tas: Hobart (massive tree in front of Calvary Hospital, Anguston Rd, presumed to be this cultivar).