This large palm-like cycad forms a huge darkish trunk with leaf bases and has a dense crown of many spreading dull green divided fronds with linear leaflets. It produces greenish male and ovoid female cones on separate plants during summer.

Hardiness zones 9 to 11

Macrozamia moorei Is naturally found in Australia from the Clarence River district in New South Wales to Springsure and the Carnarvon Range district in central Queensland growing in rainforest margins and along  water course margins to hillsides and in dry open woodlands. 

It prefers a semi-shaded to sunny protected position and grows in well-drained organic rich moist soil to shallow poor sandy-rocky soils with a pH range from 6.1 to 7.8. It is a drought and frost tolerant and prefers a humid summer.

The Pineapple Palm is grown for its stately habit and attractive large fronds. It is planted in parks and gardens specimen or in group plantings along woodland margins. it is also planted around water features all as an understory specimen in a rainforest setting.

It establishes in 4-6 years and is very long-lived.  Mature plants are commonly transplanted into commercial landscapes is a feature specimen and it can be grown when young  in large tubs or planter boxes. ID 2407

Macrozamia (mak-ro-ZAIM-ee-a)  moorei (MOOR-eye)

Zamiaceae (ZAH-mee-AY-see-ee)
Zamias, Cycads Family