Araucaria Bernieri

Araucaria Bernieri Care

Araucaria Bernieri

What is the plant

A narrowly columnar tree. Bark grey, exfoliating in thin strips. Branchlets in one plane, forming a wide U-like pattern, 4-6 mm in diameter. Juvenile leaves triangular, needle-like, apex sharply acute, to 7 mm long, relatively thick. Adult leaves scale-like, imbricate, triangular, keeled, 2-3.5 mm long by 1.5-2.5 mm wide, apex incurved. Male cone bluish-white, cylindrical, 40-90 mm long by 8-16 mm wide, scales lanceolate, microsporophylls triangular, pollen sacs 4-6. Female cone prominently glaucous, to 10 cm. long by 7.5-8 cm wide, recurved lip of scale raised, bracts to 5 mm. long. Seeds to 3 cm. long, nuts ovate, wings broadly rounded. Germination epigeal"

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Full Sun

Hardiness zone

max 10a

Difficulty

Medium

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Water every 1-2 weeks, allowing soil to dry out between waterings. Expect to water more often in brighter light and less often in lower light.
Pruning
You will likely find other Norfolk Island Pines that have the droopy nature you admire. Unfortunately, pruning is not an option when it comes to controlling the growth of this plant. ... Yes, you can cut back the branches so the plant fits better in the room but no growth is likely to result from the cuts.
Fertilizer
Apply a balanced (20-20-20) liquid fertilizer to Norfolk Island Pine every two (2) weeks during the growing period. In the summer, especially if grown outdoors, feed plants with an acid fertilizer such as rhododendron food as the high nitrogen concentration stimulates better foliage growth.

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Temperature
It prefers temperate climates with abundant rainfall, tolerating temperatures down to about −4°F (−20°C).
Popularity
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