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Nursery Direct
Cook Pine
Araucaria columnaris
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
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The photo shows this species, not the individual plant reserved for you. Send us an enquiry and we usually reply within 1 business day with photos of the actual stock available in the size you want.
Request photosHow tall it arrives: 400mm about 1.5 to 2.5m, 100L about 2.5 to 3.5m, 200L about 3 to 4.5m. Heights vary with species and season. How pot sizes work
Getting it in: the largest size here needs about 1.2m of clear, level access. Measure the narrowest point on the route and tell us on the booking call. Standard access is included in the price, and anything unusual is quoted and agreed with you before work begins. What happens on installation day
Looking for a larger size?
Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
Send An EnquiryYou order. We do the rest.
After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Cook Pine Araucaria columnaris
Few trees command a landscape with the architectural authority of the Cook Pine. A dramatically vertical, large-specimen conifer native to New Caledonia, it delivers immediate structural presence and a distinctly refined, tropical-meets-formal aesthetic that reads with equal power in coastal and urban settings.
Why Cook Pine
Architectural Form: A tight, columnar silhouette with tiered horizontal branching, structural impact without mass.
Coastal Resilience: Exceptional tolerance for salt-laden winds and sandy, free-draining soils makes it a premier choice for beachside and waterfront projects.
Scale and Presence: Advanced specimens arrive with established height, delivering the vertical drama that younger stock cannot.
Low Maintenance: Once established, requires minimal intervention. No aggressive root systems, no significant pest pressure.
Longevity: A long-lived species that compounds in value and stature over decades, anchoring a property's landscape identity for generations.
Ideal Applications
Formal Avenues: Planted in repeat succession, Cook Pines create sweeping, high-impact formal drives and entry sequences.
Coastal Estates: A natural fit for exposed waterfront properties where structural planting must perform under wind and salt stress.
Vertical Accent Planting: Deployed as a singular specimen or in tight groupings to punctuate large-scale residential and commercial landscapes.
Skyline Framing: Used strategically to frame architecture, define boundaries, or draw the eye upward on prestige development sites.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (feature/avenue): 6 to 10m
Best Planting Season: Spring to early summer
Soil & Drainage: Well-drained sandy or loamy soils; tolerates poor and coastal soils but requires good drainage
Establishment Care: Water regularly for the first 12 to 18 months until established, then reduce to occasional deep watering during dry periods. Apply a layer of mulch around the base to retain moisture and protect roots.
Plant Details
Height: 20 to 60m
Width: 5 to 8m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun
Native to: New Caledonia
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







