Araucaria angustifolia
Paraná pine · also Brazilian pine, Candelabra tree, Araucaria
Report an issue with this species
Araucaria angustifolia, commonly known as Paraná pine or Brazilian pine, is a critically endangered evergreen conifer native to southern Brazil, northeast Argentina, and Paraguay. It typically grows to 50-100 ft tall with a canopy spread of 25-35 ft and has moderate water requirements. This species is often cultivated and its natural habitat has been significantly reduced due to deforestation.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 490.01%—6.7 in
- 20.00%—2.1 in
- 20.00%—1.5 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 50–100 ft
- Canopy spread
- 25–35 ft
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
Trunk diameters across every city: median 4.9 in, mean 7.6 in, 90th percentile 17 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Alto Paraná Atlantic forests
- Araucaria moist forests
Other Araucaria in the catalogue
8 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
