Araucaria columnaris
naturalizedAraucariaceae

Araucaria columnaris

Cook pine

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Araucaria columnaris, the coral reef araucaria, Cook pine, New Caledonia pine, Cook araucaria, or columnar araucaria, is a species of conifer in the family Araucariaceae.

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Seasonality

Only 0 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.

What works

Controlling Araucaria columnaris

From Weed Control by Species11 rows →

Best reported: IPA-Incision Point Application with 100% AMP — one report from CTAHR/OANRP/ NEPM.

  1. 5.0IPA-Incision Point Application100% AMPAminopyralidG41 report
    CTAHR/OANRP/ NEPM
    • 5successful. Recommended method · CTAHR/OANRP/ NEPM · 2015-03-20

      double notch 4 points, .5ml/notch = 4ml effective on size classes up to 32cm circumference, may need to up the dose for larger trees- OFF LABEL USE RATE

      Habitat: mesic
  2. 5.0hand-pullnone1 report · 1 observed
    OANRP
    • 5successful. Recommended method · OANRP · observed · 2015-02-23
      Size: seedlingsHabitat: mesic
  3. 5.0cutnone1 report · 1 observed
    OANRP
    • 5successful. Recommended method · OANRP · observed
      Size: seedlingsHabitat: mesic
  4. 4.0IPA-Incision Point ApplicationMilestone 100%AminopyralidG41 report · 1 observed
    NEPM
    • 4more than moderate satisfaction · NEPM · observed

      unsuccessful for Xlarge trees

      Size: small approx < 6 in DBH
  5. 3.0IPA-Incision Point Application100% PolarisImazapyrG21 report · 1 trial
    CTAHR/OANRP
    • 3moderate satisfaction · CTAHR/OANRP · trial · 2018-04-24

      Trial complete, 31 months. 4 cuts/tree, 0.5ml/cut. At 21 months, 2 of 5 trees dead (circum < 74cm). At 31 months, remaining 3 starting to recover. Suggest 1 cut/10-15cm.

      Size: trunk circumference 47-207cmHabitat: mesic
  6. 3.0IPA-Incision Point Application100% MilestoneAminopyralidG41 report · 1 trial
    CTAHR/OANRP
    • 3moderate satisfaction · CTAHR/OANRP · trial · 2018-04-23

      Trial complete, 31 months. 4 cuts/tree, 0.5ml/cut. At 21 months, 1 of 5 trees dead (circum <61cm), remaining 4 fully defoliated. At 31 months, 2 of 5 trees dead, remaining 3 with resprouts. Higher doses may be effective. Suggest 1 cut/15-20cm trunk.

      Size: trunk circumference 47-207cmHabitat: mesic
  7. 3.0girdleG4 20%, 80% BiodieselTriclopyrG41 report · 1 observed
    OANRP
    • 3moderate satisfaction · OANRP · observed · 2018-04-24

      make girdle with chainsaw

      Size: large trees
  8. 3.0IPA-Incision Point Application100% IMZImazapyrG21 report
    CTAHR/OANRP/ NEPM
    • 3moderate satisfaction · CTAHR/OANRP/ NEPM · 2015-03-20

      double notch 4 points, .5ml/notch = 4ml effective with smaller size classes (< 20 cm circumference) may just need to up the dose for effective kill on larger trees

  9. 2.0IPA-Incision Point Application100% Ranger ProGlyphosateG91 report · 1 trial
    CTAHR/OANRP
    • 2minimal satisfaction · CTAHR/OANRP · trial · 2018-04-23

      Trial complete, 31 months. 4 cuts/tree, 0.5ml/cut. At 7 months, major defoliation on 3 of 5 trees. At 31 months, 1 of 5 trees dead (circum < 55cm). Higher doses may be effective.

      Size: trunk circumference 47-207cmHabitat: mesic
  10. 2.0IPA-Incision Point Application100% GLYGlyphosateG91 report
    CTAHR/OANRP/ NEPM
    • 2minimal satisfaction · CTAHR/OANRP/ NEPM · 2015-03-20

      double notch 4 points, .5ml/notch = 4ml effective with small trees (< 15cm circumference) may just need to up the dose for effective kill on larger trees

  11. 1.0IPA-Incision Point Application100% Garlon 4 UltraTriclopyrG41 report · 1 trial
    CTAHR/OANRP
    • 1unsatisfactory results · CTAHR/OANRP · trial · 2018-04-23

      Trial complete, 31 months. 4 cuts/tree, 0.5ml/cut. At 31 months, no trees dead, all healthy. Not effective. Not recommended.

      Size: trunk circumference 47-207cmHabitat: mesic

Ratings are the reporting organisation’s own, on a 5-point scale. Always follow the product label — the label is the law. See these 11 rows in the full table

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Where documented · 110 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 200 · GBIF 289 records
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 12 · GBIF 34 ✓
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 10 · GBIF 32 ✓
Hanalei · KauaʻiiNat 17 · GBIF 21 ✓
Kahakuloa · MauiiNat 14 · GBIF 17 ✓
ʻAiea · OʻahuiNat 13 · GBIF 16 ✓
Maunalua · OʻahuiNat 7 · GBIF 13 ✓
Honokahua · MauiiNat 5 · GBIF 9 ✓
Paʻalaʻa · OʻahuiNat 7 · GBIF 6 ✓
Waipiʻo · OʻahuiNat 7 · GBIF 5 ✓
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 6 · GBIF 4 ✓
South Olohena · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 7 ✓
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 6 ✓
Heʻeia · OʻahuiNat 5 · GBIF 4 ✓
Kaloko · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 5 ✓
Kēōkea · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 4 ✓
Hauʻula · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kawela · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 3 ✓
Makawao · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kuliʻouʻou · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 4 ✓
Waiʻanae · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Wailua · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kāneʻohe · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 4 ✓
Kamananui · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Nāpili 2-3 · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kalihiwai · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honolua · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
East Makaīwa · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keaʻau · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Honomū, Kuhua · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
ʻAlae 1-2 · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Waikapū · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kapaʻa · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kamaʻeʻe · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Haʻikū · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kalāheo · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Opihipau, Hukiaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kualoa 2 · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kahaluʻu · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Papalele · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
ʻŌiʻo 2 · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Puʻuwaʻawaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Paʻalaea · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiāhole · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hanakaʻōʻō · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiohuli · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiehu · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Makaʻehu · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waikoko · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaʻaʻawa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiʻoli · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hāmākualoa · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Mānana · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Pālāwai · LānaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Paumalū · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kamoku · LānaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keaīwa · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Haneoʻo · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓