When I was young I planted two Norfolk Pines of them in my parents yard. I watered them most days but not every day with water from the clothes washing machine. They have both grown since then and when I last saw them they were close to 20 meters tall. Both were seedlings when I got them so its really pleasing to see them grow.

They were planted in pretty bad soil at the top of a ridge. The top soil is very thin and it goes down to clay and shale. So in all its not a good place for plants but somehow they survive.

My dad planted a few Hoop Pines close by. They are quite similar to Norfolk Pines and they too are going well. I think they were watered sporadically but are in a better position as they catch the overflow of the septic tank.

you don't have to worry about them growing straight up they do that naturally. Just make sure nobody trims the top off.
The neighbours have one right on our boundary, it doesn't get watered, but it's big enough now to it's roots in the water table.
While it's establishing itself, I'd make sure the soil at the bottom of it's roots doesn't dry out.

Norfolk pines ..planted a couple of them years ago on a previous property
they grow easily and fast and straight without trouble and Massive! but dont cut the top as someone else said as they can sprout a double trunk from there up
Captain Cook when he first saw them thought they would make great spars for the British Navy but apparently they are no use for that
Make sure you get the right ones as I think there are a few different types or
maybe they just have something wrong with them

25 years ago I cut one down because it was wreeking havoc on the house and in the road of our proposed landscape job.

The neighbour rang the council and I got my hand slapped and a fine...The owner of the property paid my fine and gave me a box of beer....

I asked if there was any more trees he wanted me to chop down...