About
Agathis australis is a substantial evergreen conifer characterized by its wide, flat, leathery foliage. This species grows into a large and commanding tree. It produces both male and female cones: the male cones are elongated and cylindrical, while the female cones are round and woody.
About the genus
Agathis consists of evergreen coniferous trees featuring wide, flat, leathery foliage. Female cones are spherical, while male cones are smaller and cylindrical, with each type produced on distinct trees.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conservatory Greenhouse, Trees
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- Higher than 12 metres
- Spread
- wider than 8 metres
- Time to full height
- More than 50 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Patio and container plants
- Native to
- New Zealand
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Young plants may be grown for their foliage in a cool greenhouse, and stood outdoors in summer. Grow in peat-free, loam-based compost, with good light and plenty of ventilation
- Pruning
- Pruning group 1
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown in warmth in early spring
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free