{"product_id":"hoop-pine-araucaria-cunninghamii-height-30-40cm-width-20-30cm-1lt","title":"Hoop pine | Araucaria cunninghamii - Height 30-40cm Width 20-30cm - 1lt","description":"Araucaria cunninghamii, commonly known as Hoop Pine, is an evergreen conifer valued for its distinctive architectural form. Trained as a quarter standard, it develops a clear stem before branching, giving a tidy and structured appearance suited to ornamental planting schemes.\n\nThe foliage consists of small, sharp, awl-shaped needles arranged densely along the branches, which are held in a tiered, whorled pattern characteristic of the species. Young growth is a brighter green, maturing to a deeper, darker green as the tree ages, giving good year-round colour and texture.\n\nStructurally, Hoop Pine develops a distinctive conical to columnar habit when young, with branches arranged in regular horizontal tiers that create a layered silhouette. As the tree matures, the crown becomes more rounded and dome-like, with a bark that develops a characteristic horizontal, hooped pattern on the trunk, giving rise to its common name.\n\nThis is a non-flowering conifer, reproducing instead through cones, which are not a significant ornamental feature in cultivation.\n\nHoop Pine is well suited to sheltered, mild gardens and performs best in well-drained soil in a sunny position. It is a striking specimen tree for adding structural interest and height to a planting scheme, particularly where an architectural or exotic character is desired.","brand":"Arundel Arboretum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57527669358970,"sku":"ARAU-CUNH-HP40-1","price":66.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9130\/4688\/files\/f5c5ef1f-efad-47f1-82ae-c68184601676.jpg?v=1793995717","url":"https:\/\/www.arundelarboretum.co.uk\/products\/hoop-pine-araucaria-cunninghamii-height-30-40cm-width-20-30cm-1lt","provider":"Arundel Arboretum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}