norfolk island pine
Araucaria heterophylla
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones10 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size100 to 200 feet tall20 to 25 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Columnar
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Norfolk island pine (Araucaria heterophylla) is a tree for containers, specimen planting, and accent use. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 10 and warmer, down to about 30°F (-1°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full sun to part shade and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It grows at a rapid rate, keeps a columnar shape, and tolerates salt.
Pairs well with Fiddle leaf fig, Blue star fern, and Taro.
Native range
Oceania.