Species · genus Araucaria · Araucariaceae

New Caledonia Pine

Araucaria columnaris (J.R.Forst.) Hook.

Also known as: Cook Pine · Coral Reef Araucaria · Columnar Araucaria · Cook's Pine · Cook Araucaria

Growth habit

tree

Native range

New Caledonia

Reference · A. columnaris

Cultivars of A. columnaris

The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.

No named cultivars catalogued under A. columnaris yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.

Araucaria columnaris is a tall coniferous tree from New Caledonia, slow-growing and tolerant of bright, airy conditions; indoors it wants the brightest spot you can offer with some shelter from harsh midday glare. It prefers free-draining mix and steady but moderate moisture, resenting soggy roots. Water when the top inch or two of mix has dried, then water thoroughly and let it approach dryness again.

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-14d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Bright, indirect

Water

≈ every 14 days

Humidity

Medium

Temperature

13–29 °C

Soil mix

Free-draining sandy loam

Propagation

Fresh seed

Fertilizing

Light balanced feed a few times through the growing season

Growth rate

Moderate

Flowering

Does not flower indoors; grown for its columnar habit

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Not yet documented

This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

Reference images

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-14d) · ai:claude-fable-5

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