New Caledonia Pine

Araucaria columnaris Origin: New Caledonia (via Hawaii) Improvement status: Wild Seeds per packet: ~10 BOTANICAL SAMPLE - NOT GERMINATION TESTED Life cycle: Perennial New Caledonia pine (also sometimes called Cook Pine or Coral Reef Araucaria) is a gorgeous prehistoric relative of the beloved Monkey Puzzle Tree, also in the Araucariaceae family and Araucaria genus. It is endemic to South Pacific island of New Caledonia, but has been widely planted in warm climates around the world. It can be found in gardens and public landscapes in the Australian states of Queensland and Victoria, as well as northern New Zealand, Southern California, Puerto Rico, Mexico, India, Philippines, Hawaii, southern Brazil, and Singapore. Interestingly, a 2017 study found that plants of this species grown by the equator grow straight to the sky, while plants grown elsewhere have a noticeable tilt to them, with plants in the southern hemisphere tilting northward, and plants in the southern hemisphere tilting so