Araucaria araucana Hedging crisp shape

crisp shape

red and purple

**Advisory: Although wildly popular with designers

cascading branches trailing to the ground

'Reine Claude Verte' is the cultivar which stays true to its heritage

Araucaria araucana Hedging crisp shapeEvergreen. A unique, prehistoric looking tree with long spidery, branches armour plated with spines. Curious pineapple sized cones are produced in the highest branches when mature. Extremely slow growing (perhaps 1 2 inches per year!) so although ultimately a very large tree, Araucaria can be considered as a small tree for most practical purposes. Introduced to this country in 1795, the peculiar Araucaria became very fashionable in the Victorian age,