Species · genus Araucaria · Araucariaceae

Moreton Bay Pine

Araucaria cunninghamii Aiton ex A.Cunn.

Also known as: Colonial-pine · Dorrigo-pine · Hoop-pine · Queensland-pine · Richmond River-pine

Growth habit

tree

Native range

New Guinea, New South Wales, Queensland

Reference · A. cunninghamii

Cultivars of A. cunninghamii

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

No named cultivars catalogued under A. cunninghamii 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 cunninghamii (hoop pine) is a large coniferous tree from the forests and slopes of eastern Australia and New Guinea, grown indoors as a young plant. It wants a bright spot near a sunny window and a coniferous mix that drains freely, since its roots resent staying wet. Water when the top inch or two of mix has dried, then water thoroughly and let it approach dry again before the next watering.

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

10–28 °C

Soil mix

Well-draining loam with added grit

Propagation

Fresh seed

Fertilizing

Light balanced feed in spring and summer

Growth rate

Moderate

Flowering

Does not flower indoors; a tall, graceful conifer

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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