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Family: Araucariaceae
Genus: Agathis (AG-ath-iss) (Info)
Species: microstachya

Category:
Tropicals and Tender Perennials
Conifers

Height:
over 40 ft. (12 m)

Spacing:
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)
20-30 ft. (6-9 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Light Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time:
N/A

Foliage:
Evergreen

Other details:
Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
Unknown - Tell us

Seed Collecting:
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Gardeners' Notes:

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Neutral palmbob On Jan 29, 2004, palmbob from Tarzana, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:

a monster of a tree in Australia... only seen one here in Southern California and it was a young one. Has nice, smooth, leathery cycad-like leaves like the other Agathis.



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