Bonsai Norfolk Island Pine

This evergreen bonsai is one of the best known trees from the south pacific.
Bonsai norfolk island pine. The limbs grow in tiers on the thin trunk with five to seven branches in each tier. Eventually reaching a height of about 80 feet the tree possesses a rapid growth rate. Pruning my norfolk island pine bonsai forest the bonsai zone dec 2019 duration. It tolerates warm temperatures and is forgiving if you forget to water it but it doesn t love full and blinding sunshine.
Norfolk island pine bonsai tree scientific name araucaria heterophylla is native to norfolk island in the southern pacific ocean east of australia. This evergreen is often used as a small table christmas tree during holidays. Also it is on sale. The sharp little bright green leaves are around inch long and curve slightly.
I think it can be done. Araucaria heterophylla is a beautiful and distinctive conifer a member of the ancient and now rarely distributed family araucariaceae. The tree would grow taller but lightning frequently limits height growth in the eastern u s. Is growing in a sea blue glossed bonsai pot.
The norfolk island pine is an open and airy conifer cone bearing tree with light green foliage that turns darker with age. The norfolk island pine is a large evergreen has a single upright trunk tiered branching habit and a narrow pyramidal or columnar shape. As its vernacular name norfolk island pine implies the tree is endemic to norfolk island a small island in the pacific ocean between australia new zealand and new caledonia.