Botanical Name: Agathis robusta
Common Name: Queensland kauri, Dammar pine
Type of Plant: conifer: tree
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an erect, mostly single-trunked evergreen tree with short whorled branches forming a dense narrow canopy; lower branches tend to drop off as the plant matures, which results in the canopy being high off the ground
Height 50-100' (160 ft)
Spread 1/4 - 1/3
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure prefers full sun; tolerates some shade at inland locations
Soil thrives at moist loam habitats; avoid dry alkaline sites
Hardiness some frost (zones 15-16, 20-23): prefers humid mild coastal climate
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate-like, elliptic-ovate to narrowly elliptic, 2-4" long, leathery; young leaves light green, older leaves dark green
Flowers plants monoecious, with inconspicuous cylindrical catkins; male catkins are sessile
Fruit female cone is roundish-ovoid, 4-6" long at maturity
 
Propagation:
by seed
 
Usage:
a conspicuously tall vertical accent tree for large-scale gardens, used mainly for its narrow dense form; usable for large background groves; best for subtropical or oriental-themes; young plants usable as container specimens
 
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers regular deep soakings - tolerates lawn watering; is not very drought-tolerant
Fertilizing balanced, in spring (also in summer if heavily watered)
Pruning little required; avoid heavy topping-back
Pests/Diseases relatively free (susceptible to scale in heavy shade)
Special Conditions/Other valued as a timber crop in Australia
 
Origin: humid subtropical regions of Queensland, Australia Family: Araucariaceae

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