Re: Re. Araucaria

Dear Glenn - Araucaria.  reading your note dated 13 Jan on Araucarias
various...  
What can you (or anyone) tell me about Araucaria excelsa?
Here is what I have:  We bought 8 specimen trees (all about 4-5 metres)
from a nursery in Spain.  They were transported by truck, first to Pistoia,
Italy and then to ©stanbul, where, after a short acclimatisation period (4
months) they were planted into specially prepared beds inside.  The
building is a glazed landscaped theme park approx 10,000 sq metres and
light levels are in excess of 22,000 lux.   These 8 trees were planted in
April 1996.  They have now grown a further +3 metres up & +2m diameter. 
They are incredibly beautiful, majestic even, and I'm very proud of them. 
But what do we know about their root systems?  To what size can they be
expected to develop? - width as well as height, especially bearing in mind
they are completely cossetted - no wind, controlled temperature, regular
watering & washing...  Eventually I will be forced to take even more
control over their growth and introduce some light bonsai techniques such
as root pruning & feeding, but I'd like to continue to let them go free as
long as possible so any information will be wellcome.

chevrel traher
english gardens ltd
¹stanbul
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