Araucaria cookii

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Read about Araucaria cookii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Araucaria cookii, R. Br. (A. columnaris, Hook.). A slender columnar tree, much narrower in shape than A. excelsa which it closely resembles when young: branches disposed as in A. excelsa, but tree tending to shed the lower ones; branchlets crowded on the oranches and turning upwards in a boat-like form: young Lvs. alternate and rather closely arranged on the branchlet and ¼ in. long, broad and slightly decurrent at base, slightly curved, mucronate; adult Lvs. densely imbricated, short and ovate, obtuse; cones 3-4 in. diam. and somewhat longer. New Caledonia, where it reaches a height of 200 ft., making very straight and imposing shafts. B.M. 4635. A.F. 12:559.—Named for Captain Cook. Var. aurea, Hort., has golden-yellow foliage. There is also a var. glauca, Hort., with silvery Lvs. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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