Norfolk Island Pine

Araucaria heterophylla

Araucariaceae · conifer · introduced

Quick Facts

Height

230 ft

Growth Rate

Fast

Light

Sun to Part Shade

Soil

Well Drained

Hardiness

Zone Zones 10a–8b

Bloom Time

Non-flowering

Origin

Norfolk Island

Phenological Calendar

Stage	Typical Window	What to Look For
New growth flush BBCH 11	Mar 1-Apr 1	Lighter-colored new growth visible at branch tips
Fruit/seed development BBCH 71	Jun 1-Aug 31	Fruit or seed structures forming; fruit color: brown
Fruit/seed maturity BBCH 85	Sep 1-Nov 30	Fruit fully colored and ripened; seed dispersal may begin

Diseases (8)

Western Gall Rust

Cronartium ribicola White Pine Blister Rust

Phytophthora spp. (P Phytophthora Root Rot

Lophodermium Needle Cast

Lophodermella Needle Cast

Elytroderma Needle Cast

Arceuthobium spp. (parasitic plant) Dwarf Mistletoe

Armillaria ostoyae Armillaria Root Rot

Pests (13)

Eriophyidae Eriophyid mite

Pineus strobi Pine bark adelgid

Pissodes strobi White pine weevil

Tetranychidae Spider mite

Sequoia pitch moth

Pine Needle Sheathminer Pine Sheath Miner

Chionaspis pinifoliae Pine needle scale

Mountain pine beetle

Rhyacionia buoliana European pine shoot moth