Norfolk Island pine is a needled evergreen native to subtropical regions in the South Pacific. Despite the name, it is not an actual pine tree, but rather a relative of the monkey puzzle tree. In its native environment (Norfolk Island, near New Zealand) this tree can grow to be 200 feet tall, and it is often cultivated as a landscape tree in subtropical climates in North America (USDA zones 10 to 11). It has a very straight trunk and pleasingly symmetrical branches covered with short, inward-curving needles.