Norfolk Island Pine Care Guide and Growing Tips
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- Growing guide for the Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria heterophylla).
The Norfolk Island Pine is a distinctive and elegant evergreen houseplant known for its symmetrical, tiered branches that resemble a miniature Christmas tree.
It has soft, needle-like foliage that has a plastic like feel. The Norfolk Pine adapts well to indoor environments, and its compact size makes it suitable for various settings, from living rooms to offices.
Norfolk Island Pines will thrive in bright light consistently moist conditions, both of which help to maintain its vibrant green hue.
In this video, I share what I've learned and what works well for me over the last 5 years of ownership, along with some questions you've recently asked me.
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I bought my 2’ Norfolk Island Pine 6 years ago at Home Depot to use as a Christmas tree for my then small apartment. Fast forward to now and after splitting the trees and planting them separately in 31 gallon pots a little over 3 years ago they are both over 10’ tall and still growing outside in my backyard. I have to split them again soon because they each have 2 more 4’ trees growing alongside them. Thank goodness I bought a house, because I would have run out of room! I’m in Southern CA and they LOVE it here.
Interesting, I thought the growers plant multiple ones in a container to help sell them faster.
My local Walmart had a bunch of these on sale that were left over from Christmas and had went through a freeze, just below freezing for a couple of hours at night. The tips of the limbs have turned yellow but the tree itself looks to be in great shape. We also had a large rain here in Northwest Florida, so they were also sitting in water. I bought 6 of them for $1.79 each in the hopes of saving them. I'm wondering if I can snip the very tips of the limbs off that have turned yellow and save the trees, or should I just leave it and hope for the best? I'm also reporting them because I don't trust the waterlogged soil that they are in. If I'm fairly certain that I can save them, I may go get the other ten or so that they have left. Thanks.
Wow, that's a lot of NIP you're going to have, haha. As for the yellowing. It's not going to go back to green so you can leave it or trim them. Whatever you like the look of visually.
They are prone to root rot if overwatered. I had one for years but overwatered in the condo when I took it with me to South Florida to take care of my invalid mother. It died from root rot. I watered it more because of being in Florida. I brought it from Virginia. I recommend purchasing a water meter.
Question: my norfolk pine broke almost in half during a storm...can I straighten it out and save it? It is green and thriving
If the stem has been badly damaged then I don't think it will be worth saving as it won't be able to support heavier growth which will eventually come as it gets older. Send me a photo or upload it to the comments section on the article linked in the description, if you want me to have a closer look.
I'm in California and my Norfolk pines love wet feet. They do not like to dry out.
Thank you! ❤
JUNE 2024 - JUST FOUND YOUR SITE - I'M YOUR NEW SUBSCRIBER FROM NORTH CAROLINA. I HAVE 2 BABY PLANTS, AND PLACE THEM ON MY PATIO, NOT IN FULL SUN - AND OUR TEMPS DROPPED TO 49 DEGREES AND ONE PLANT SUFFERED BADLY...BOO HOO - I DID CUT OFF THE DAMAGED/DEAD PARTS, WHAT THAT OKAY? TRYING TO SAVE THE PLANT. THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO!
Yeah that's pretty cold for these plants. Such a shame that happened. Yes if the branches were frozen and too badly damaged what you did was the right thing. Hopefully the core of the plant is okay and it sprouts replacement growth for you shortly.
I have one right now I'm trying to keep alive. It was given to me at Christmas, and I decided to try to give it a go. It has been in ICU since January... Repotted, new soil, I've tried different things for light, but he's just not happy right now. Although to be fair, I have noticed a little bit of new tips, but they are drooping bad and it's getting a little off color. I don't know, we'll see.
Try not fussing them too much. They don't like constant attention. Keep trying, you'll get the hang of it eventually. 🙂
Hi! We accidentally left ours in sitting water for a few weeks. Became crispy, brownish green, it’s on our porch now. We live in Florida it’s consistently 70 degrees F with some flux. Will the tree come back? Do you have any advice on saving it. I don’t want to give up!
Oh no! If the whole plant has gone like that I don't hold out much hope. But if some parts are good it could be worth waiting and seeing what happens. Maybe check the roots too. If they're all rotten and mushy I think it's a goner, but if they're mostly intact, again I think it would be worth giving it a chance.
Great Program. Needed this. Christmas Greetings.
I wonder what it means if the bottom cranches are curled down. I don't mean sloping down, like yours, but actually curled tips. No dropping or browning needles. And they're not drooping - the curls are firm like springs. The top branches are horizontal.
Oh and regarding vegetative propagation - I imagine that the result of it would be like this one time my mum propagated taxus tree like that - the propagated plant grew quite well, alright, but it grew like a branch sticking out from the ground, like a weird flat shrub instead of a conical tree.
Interesting!
That sounds really unusual. I wonder why your plant is doing that. I'm not sure. Potentially it was pressed into that shape at some point, like if there was weight attached to the ends and it's grown like that naturally. If the curls are sometimes normal then it's going to be something like underwatering or perhaps a temperature problem.
Wdym by feeding? Can you explain that a bit more?
Of course, what would you like to know? Essentially feeding is fertiliser. Providing nutrients that you plants use to maintain health. Out in the wild the nutrients would come from rotting organic matter, but this doesn't happen with houseplants, so we need to feed them to create the sane effect. Like I say let me know if you want to know something specifically.
My Norfolk is 5ft 5inches. What size pot is needed. Thanks
Can u use cacti soil
You could, as part of a mix, but I think it could be too porous for a long term healthy plant. However, I've not tried it personally, so it might be fine.
To anyone else reading have, could you provide comment to this?
I have planted in direct ground and the temperature is below freezing cold in Jammu and Kashmir India ....and the plant growth almost 7 feet long ......
This is interesting to me Gulzareen. They're not cold hardy, and people lose these plants if left outside in freezing temperatures. I have checked this with the RHS to make certain and they confirm this (I'll provide a link at the end) I wonder if you perhaps have a different plant? If it's truly a Norfolk Island Pine, then perhaps it's protected from nearby homes or other structures? If that's not the case, I'm interested in learning more. - www.rhs.org.uk/plants/1461/araucaria-heterophylla/details
You didn’t actually tell anything in the first 3 minutes…..all bullshit. I dropped
All my videos have an intro to provide a little background about the plant. I start talking about the care needs at 2 minutes. Sorry, you didn't like the format.