Norfolk Island pine (Araucaria heterophylla) is not an actual pine tree, despite the name. Rather, these plants are a ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Araucaria heterophylla, or Norfolk Island pine or Australian pine, is a ...

What if I told you there’s a Christmas tree that can be left up all year without looking out of place? For those who prefer natural trees, it’s real, but doesn’t drop needles all over the living room ...

Q. Every year we purchase the little Christmas trees at our favorite box store to decorate and place as a table decoration on our holiday table and/or buffet table. After the holidays we generally ...

The needled branches of Norfolk Island Pine trees (Araucaria heterophylla), look right at home during the holidays! They can be decorated as Christmas trees and once the holidays become pleasant ...

Maia Kikuyama admires an early Christmas gift of a keiki Cook pine. The plants make an excellent, easy-care house or office plant. “Most of our local Araucaria are the columnaris species (Cook pines), ...

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Many Norfolk pines are given as gifts during the holiday season or brought home to be decorated as mini Christmas trees. A reader asked, "When all the hoopla is over, how do I keep this thing alive?" ...

QUESTION: I have a Norfolk Island pine tree in my garden that's approximately 6 to 7 feet tall. It had significant damage from the freezes this year. While there are still some green leaves (20 to 30 ...