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Re: Araucaria heterophylla

At 10:09 AM 4/8/98 +1200, Moira wrote:

> We grow it a lot here in the North Island of New Zealand where I live. 
>Around my home in the south of the island the climate is very similar to
>yours in temperature, though nowhere near as wet and the tree seems to
>flourish, especially on the coast. This is not surprising as in its
>native Norfolk Island it grows right down to the top of the beach, often
>in almost pure sand.

Many were planted along beachfronts here in Sydney around the turn of the
century.  There's been a problem with them the last decade or two and many
have died, apparently due to air pollution, to which they're very
susceptable (as a previous poster mentioned).  If I remember correctly, the
acid removes the protective coating on the leaves which prevents the sea
salt from harming them.

>You would need to be pretty careful in sitiong it in a garden, as it can
>eventually grow very large (My book says 12-15+ metres)

More than double that! (Over a hundred years or so).

John.
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