Araucaria heterophylla – Christmas tree

Shrub Araucaria heterophylla is called by some: Araucaria heterophylla leaf, and the pine of Norfolk Island, relative to its habitat, which is the Norfolk Islands in the Pacific Ocean, its growth is very slow, as it may not reach a meter until after ten years, and it is preferable to be presented alone independently; for its beautiful view.

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Care for him

It needs medium lighting, and succeeds in a thermal range between 15 to 21 degrees Celsius, and it is a moisture-loving plant, and it is watered abundantly throughout the year except for the winter period, because it is a period of moderately watered dormancy, and it is fertilized once a month during the period of active growth.

Reproduction
They multiply in one of the following ways:

By seeds and planting seeds should be observed immediately after their maturity and stored seeds are not taken because they are often damaged.
By apical cuttings, which are parts of the newly grown upper stem where they are cut and dipped in growth hormone and then planted in special soil (peat moss) inside the pot.
By laying, where we bend part of the juicy (flexible) stem inside a pot containing peat moss soil, cover the stem with this soil, water it for about a year, then separate it by cutting it from the parent plant and form a new plant.