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Originally Posted by K
Living in the north of New Zealand I am familiar with the Norfolk
Pine(Agathis heterophylla). It is closely related to the NZ Kauri
Agathis australis.
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I would think that as Cordyline australis (Cabbage Tree) grows well in
Southern Britain then Norfolk Pine would like wise do well, however in
a more sandy,gravel, coastal spot.
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Can someone update me n the taxonomy please? I know the Norfolk Island
Pine as Araucaria heterophylla. So is Agathis the new designation, an
older one, or something different altogether?
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It is Araucaria heterophylla, and thus only a second cousin to the Kauri (Agathis australis), which is in another group in the Araucariaceae.
He also has it wrong in thinking that because I can grow a Cordyline in many places in Britain we can also grow Norfolk Island Pine here. We can't, outside the Scillies.