Norfolk Island Pine Potted Christmas Tree
Original price was: $69.00.$59.00Current price is: $59.00.
This tree ships by courier to NSW, ACT, VIC, QLD and SA, comes by our van, or can be collected from Mittagong. We cannot send it to WA, NT or Tasmania. Check your postcode below for your options and dates.
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- Soft branches in even tiers
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The Classic Australian Potted Christmas Tree
This is the Norfolk Island Pine, alive and growing in its own pot: soft green branches held in even tiers, like a drawing of a Christmas tree. It is native to Norfolk Island, an Australian territory in the South Pacific, and it is the potted Christmas tree many Australian families have kept for years. Ours are grown by Spruced, the specialist grower we have worked with since 2022. It is a small tree, 45 to 70cm tall, and unlike most Christmas trees, it is comfortable indoors in bright light. Dress it lightly, water it, and keep it as a pot plant afterwards.
At a Glance
Size: 200mm pot, 45 to 70cm tall
Height: Measured from the base of the pot to the tip of the tree
Growth Habit: A straight trunk with soft branches held in even, level tiers
Indoors: Comfortable inside in bright light for the whole Christmas season, and as an indoor plant afterwards
Style: A small living Christmas tree for a table or sideboard, for lights and light ornaments
APPROXIMATE ACTUAL PLANT SIZE: 45 TO 70CM TALL (200MM POT)*
*Height is measured from the base of the pot to the tip of the tree. These are living trees, so height and shape vary from tree to tree. Every tree arrives rooted and growing in its own pot.
A Norfolk Island Pine potted Christmas tree is Araucaria heterophylla, the tall, tiered tree of Australian beachfronts, in a size that fits on a table. It is native to Norfolk Island, an Australian territory in the South Pacific. Despite the name, it is not a pine: it is an araucaria, a relative of the Bunya and Hoop pines. A young one has a straight trunk and soft green branches held in even, level tiers, which is why it has been a potted Christmas tree in Australian homes for generations.
Ours are grown by Spruced, a specialist Christmas tree grower we have partnered with since 2022. There is one size. The 200mm pot stands 45 to 70cm tall, light enough to carry in one hand. It can travel by courier, come by our van or be collected from Mittagong.
Three things to know before you order. It is a small tree, at its best on a table, a sideboard or a plant stand. Its branches are soft and flexible, so it suits lights and light ornaments, not heavy glass. And it has almost no scent; if the smell of a Christmas tree matters most to you, the Monterey Pine is the better choice. In return, you get the most easy-going tree in our Christmas range: it is comfortable indoors in bright light for the whole season, and after Christmas it carries on as a pot plant, inside or out.
- Even, Level Tiers: A straight trunk with branches in regular tiers: the outline of a Christmas tree in miniature.
- Soft to the Touch: Soft green foliage that is easy on hands when you decorate.
- Comfortable Indoors: Happy inside in bright light for the whole season, unlike most Christmas trees.
- A Pot Plant for Life: After Christmas it carries on in its pot, indoors or out, and comes back each December.
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Detailed Description and Specs
The Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria heterophylla) grows wild in one place: Norfolk Island, a small Australian territory in the South Pacific. Captain Cook saw it there and thought its tall, straight trunks would make masts for the largest ships. It is not a true pine. It belongs to the Araucaria family, an ancient group of southern conifers that includes the Bunya Pine, the Hoop Pine and the Wollemi Pine. On its home island, it grows into a very tall, straight tree, about 50 metres high, and it is a favourite for beachside plantings around Australia.
A young tree is a different thing to live with. It has a single straight trunk, and its branches leave the trunk in level tiers, a few at a time, like the spokes of a wheel. The foliage is soft and green. That even, tiered outline is the reason it became a potted Christmas tree, and its tolerance of life indoors is the reason it stayed one: in bright light it is comfortable inside for the whole season, and many are kept as indoor plants all year.
Ours are grown by Spruced, a specialist Christmas tree grower we have partnered with since 2022. We collect each season’s trees from the grower and bring them to the Southern Highlands, where each one is packed into a carton for the courier, loaded for van delivery or held for collection. There is one size: a 200mm pot, 45 to 70cm tall, measured from the base of the pot to the tip of the tree.
It helps to know what this tree is not. It is not a full-sized Christmas tree, and it is not one for heavy ornaments: the branches are soft and will droop under weight. It has almost no scent. And it does not like frost while it is young. What it is: a small, soft, even-tiered living tree that is easy to keep, comfortable indoors, and good for many Christmases in a pot.
Here’s why we think you’ll love the Norfolk Island Pine Potted Christmas Tree:
- Species: Araucaria heterophylla (Norfolk Island Pine); an araucaria, not a true pine
- Provenance: Native to Norfolk Island, an Australian territory in the South Pacific; grown by Spruced, our partner grower since 2022
- Size: 200mm pot, 45 to 70cm tall; height measured from the base of the pot to the tip of the tree
- Shape: A straight trunk with soft branches held in even, level tiers
- Foliage: Soft green; almost no scent
- Indoors: Comfortable inside in bright light for the whole Christmas season, and as an indoor plant afterwards
- Best For: Units, smaller rooms and tables; households that want an easy tree to keep from year to year; a gift that lasts beyond Christmas
Care and Planting Guide
A Norfolk Island Pine is one of the easiest Christmas trees to keep. It asks for bright light, steady water and protection from frost, and it gives you the same tree every December.
- When It Arrives: Unpack a couriered tree the day it arrives, take the wrapping off the root ball, stand it upright and water it until water runs from the base. Lift it by the pot, not by the trunk or branches. Branches that have been folded up in a carton settle back to level over a few days.
- Indoors at Christmas: Choose a bright spot, near a window if you can, away from heaters and air-conditioner vents. Stand the pot in a deep saucer or a cover pot to protect the furniture, and tip out any water left standing once the pot has drained. Turn the pot a quarter turn each week so the tree grows straight and not towards the light.
- Watering: Check the potting mix every few days with a finger. Water thoroughly when the top few centimetres have dried, then let it drain. Do not let the root ball dry out completely, and do not leave the pot standing in water. Tips that turn brown and crisp usually mean the mix has been too dry or the air too hot.
- Decorating: Use a short string of LED lights, which run cool, and light ornaments. The branches are soft and flexible, so heavier pieces belong close to the trunk. Take everything off after Christmas so the branches return to level.
- After Christmas: Keep it as an indoor plant in bright light, or move it outside. If it is going out, do not put it straight into January sun: give it a week or two in bright shade first, because foliage that has softened indoors will scorch.
- Frost: Outdoors it suits coastal and frost-free districts, in sun or bright shade. A young tree is tender to frost. In districts with frosty winters, such as the Southern Highlands, the Blue Mountains, the tablelands and Canberra, keep it in its pot and bring it under cover or indoors before the first frosts.
- Through the Year: Feed in spring with a slow-release fertiliser for trees and shrubs. Move it up one pot size every couple of years, in spring or early autumn, into a premium potting mix that drains freely.
- Keeping Its Shape: Do not trim it. A Norfolk Island Pine grows from its single leader, and a tree that loses its top loses its even shape. A lower branch that dies does not grow back, so the way to keep a full tree is steady water and good light. Remove only branches that have died, cutting close to the trunk.
- Planting Out: Only in a frost-free position, and only where there is room for a very tall tree, well away from buildings, power lines and pipes. For most households, this is a tree to keep in a pot.
For more on living with a real tree, read our Ultimate Christmas Tree Care Guide.
Shipping and Delivery
Three ways to get your tree
This tree can travel by courier, come by our van, or be collected. Enter your postcode in the checker at the top of this page to see which options apply to you, with dates and prices.
Courier: to the Eastern States (NSW, ACT, VIC, QLD, SA)
Each couriered tree travels in its own pot, with the root ball wrapped for the journey, inside a carton, and is sent by tracked courier; you receive the tracking details by email when it leaves us. We dispatch from Mittagong in the NSW Southern Highlands, in a region free of key plant pests — which lets us send most species directly to the Eastern States and the ACT without additional treatment. Couriered trees usually leave us in the second half of November, and we will hold a tree back for a few days if the weather or a courier backlog makes that the kinder choice. Unpack and water your tree the day it arrives.
Van delivery: to a booked slot
Our own van delivers to four corridors, each on its own days through the season:
- Greater Sydney
- Illawarra and South Coast, to Kiama
- Southern Highlands and Wollondilly
- Blue Mountains
You choose a delivery date and slot at checkout. On the day you receive a tracking link to follow the van, a text when we are close, and a photo as proof of delivery. A potted tree can be left in a safe, shaded spot such as a porch or carport if you are not home.
Collection from our Mittagong HQ
Our HQ is an off-site collection point in Mittagong, a few minutes from the Hume Highway on- and off-ramps. It is not a farm, and there is nothing to pick or walk through; your tree is waiting with your name on it. You choose your collection date and window at checkout. This is a small tree, so it stands upright in a boot or on the floor behind a front seat. Wedge the pot so it cannot tip, and do not leave it in a parked car in the sun.
Western Australia, Northern Territory & Tasmania (WA, NT & TAS)
We are not able to send potted Christmas trees to Western Australia, the Northern Territory or Tasmania this season. Entry requires certified treatment, and that is not available for our Christmas range this year.
