Araucaria ‘Hoop Pine’

Araucaria cunninghamii

Also known as Moreton Bay Pine,  is a tall conical tree, native to the Australian rainforest. The branches grow in whorls radiating around the trunk with foliage held in dense clumps at the end of the branches. The bark is blackish-brown and peels in horizontal layers forming hoops around the trunk (hence the common name). This is a huge tree requiring a lot of space. It Is definitely a tree for large landscape situations and is an excellent silhouette tree. Once established it will tolerate mild frosts, pollution and sheltered coastal conditions.