PetalPal
The needles poke. Mildly irritating to cats and dogs. Eating it can cause vomiting.
Light
Bright light. Direct sun is fine.
Water
Water when it dries
Temperature
Very adaptable, down to 0°C
Feed
Once a month in spring and summer
Do this when you get home
- Put it somewhere bright and airy. With enough light, the needles stay bluer, greener, and denser.
- When the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry, water it through. Don't leave water in the bottom of the pot.
Day to day
- The needles are stiff and sharp. Wear gloves when you prune or move it.
- Don't casually cut the tip bud. Once that shoot is cut, it won't grow upward.
- If the trunk is wired into a shape, check the wire now and then. Loosen it before it cuts into the bark.
- In winter, water less. If the air is dry, mist the branches.
Common questions
Is this the same as the "Norfolk pine" that looks like a Christmas tree?
No. That one is the Norfolk Island pine: soft green needles, and branches in flat tiers. This is hoop pine. The needles are blue-green, stiff, and sharp, the branches droop more, and it's often trained into a curved trunk.
The lower branches yellowed and dropped?
Not enough light, or it went dry for a long time. Old branches dropping is also normal. Move it somewhere brighter.
