2008/02/25
WHEN IS A PINE NOT A PINE ?
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Araucaria heterophylla
On my drives around the Tampa Bay area I saw a most beautifully shaped conifer with widely spread branches and triangular outline. Good thing my friend knew a little about the flora in Florida and identified it as a Norfolk Island Pine.
Yes, the same pine you've probably purchased in a pot for a small indoor Christmas tree. Reading up on it I found that it grows well in pure sand but is very frost sensitive and can be damaged at temperature below 40 degrees.
When is a pine not a pine ? The name is misleading as the Norfolk is not a pine but a very ancient confer that covered the earth during the Jurassic period. Norfolk Island, off the Australian Coast where this conifer originates, displays it on its flag, as shown above.
This post was written by: beemagnet77
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