#149 most planted
Araucaria heterophylla
Norfolk Island pine · also Norfolk pine, Star pine, Polynesian pine
ConiferEvergreen
12,693
trees mapped
0.12%
of all named trees
8
cities
5.7 in
median trunk (14 cm, 946 measured)
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This conifer, endemic to Norfolk Island, is known for its symmetrical shape as a sapling, developing into a tree with a plumb trunk and open canopy. It is grown in urban settings, particularly in California, and has a low weed risk.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 11,7030.80%—16 in
- 3730.23%—14 in
- 3480.23%—3.8 in
- 1510.03%36 yr1.5 in
- 590.02%—8.5 in
- 570.04%—3.0 in
- 13.3%——
- 10.00%—4.9 in
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 50–100 ft
- Canopy spread
- 60 ft
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.7 in, mean 8.3 in, 90th percentile 18 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
- Norfolk Island subtropical forests
Other Araucaria in the catalogue
8 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
