Cook Pine
Araucaria columnaris

Location: 4815 Mildred St.
District: Centerville
Native to: Oceania
Tree type: conifer
Leaf retention: evergreen

Comments: Evergreen Conifer native to New Caledonia Island in the Pacific. This tree, originally described by Brittish explorer Captain Cook, is a very columnar tree similar in character to the Norfolk Island Pine. Soft and inwardly curved needles surround the branches. This tree has been tentatively identified as Araucaria columnaris.

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NOTICE: This specimen is located on private property.  DO NOT TRESPASS!  No right to enter private property to view the specimen tree is granted by the Roadside Arboretum.  To prevent the transfer of disease and other considerations, do not touch or take samples from the specimen tree or any other plants on the property.

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