Norfolk Island Pine
Araucaria heterophylla
Commonly known as: house pine, australian pine, polynesian pine, star pine
DORMANCY PERIOD
Winter
LIGHT NEEDS
High
MATURE SIZE
200' H (Outdoors) / 3' - 8' H x 2' - 4' W (Indoors)
PET SAFE
No
REGION OF ORIGIN
Australia
SOIL MIX
Standard Potting Mix
WATER NEEDS
Medium
This conifer tree resembles the classic Christmas tree, growing upright with a pointed tip and many short needle-shaped leaves covering the surface of each branch. The main branches coming off of the central trunk have a palm-leaf shape, with the surrounding needles giving a bottle brush appearance to each smaller off shoot.
Special Care Instructions
This plant thrives in acidic soil, so adding peat moss and sand to a standard potting soil is recommended. They also prefer high humidity.
Side Notes
Despite being called the Norfolk Island Pine, this tree is not actually in the pine family.
