Norfolk Island Pines

[Mosha]

We have 2 by the house, I trim one up at Christmas when the weather behaves itself. I read they can reach over 120'. but how big will they grow in Thailand? The biggest we have is about 25'

[xen]

Norfolk Island pies will grow to 40 metres or 120 feet ( I had to do some conversions back to feet ) in ideal conditions but will take quite a few years . Some of the Araucaria like the Bunya Pine will grow even larger both in height and width. I think the more important issue is how close they are to buildings or other trees as they do have a wonderful shape if left to develop and need to be viewed from a distance to appreciate the shape. I used to use one as a Christmas tree too but after a few years it was too big to bring inside. After a few years the initial growth spurts tend to slow down but usually after it is too big to use as a Christmas tree. That is why so many get planted in inappropriate places in public parks which then have to be removed.

[Mosha]

Thanks Zen, we trimmed the larger one up the previous Christmas, but the weather would not co-operate. So we stuck with the artificial tree 2012.

[Grumpy one]

On 1/11/2013 at 5:29 PM, Mosha said:

We have 2 by the house, I trim one up at Christmas when the weather behaves itself. I read they can reach over 120'. but how big will they grow in Thailand? The biggest we have is about 25'

Give them time, they live about 250 years