Image Credit: Prides Corner Farms
Image Credit: Prides Corner Farms
Image Credit: Prides Corner Farms
Image Credit: Prides Corner Farms
Image Credit: Prides Corner Farms
Image Credit: Prides Corner Farms
Araucaria araucana
Araucaria araucana
Araucaria araucana

Araucaria araucana

Monkey Puzzle Tree

  • Unique Specimen!
  • An interesting and unique evergreen tree
  • Female cones produce an edible nut-like seed
  • A plant collector dream
  • Winter Interest
  • Bark is gray-brown

  • Category: Tree
  • Hardiness Zone: 7-10
  • Height: 20-30 ft
  • Spread: 10-15 ft
  • Foliage Color: Green Shades

An interesting and unique evergreen tree with thick scaled branches. Sharpened leaves are radially arranged around the branches and after a number of years cones will appear at the tip of the branches. Female cones produce an edible nut like seed. Easy to grow this is a plant collectors dream! Branches form wholes around the trunk creating a puzzling design. Also called the Chilian pine, it is the national tree of Chile and is endangered and protected.

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Attributes
• Evergreen
• Specimen
Foliage Color
• Green
Season of Interest (Foliage)
• Winter
Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Shade
Habit
• Upright
Soil Moisture
• Moist, Well-Drained
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Araucaria araucana

Grows best in fertile, evenly moist, well-drained soils in a sunny to partially shaded area. Trees can be grown in containers and brought inside in a bright indirect sunlight for the winter months. Mist foliage regularly.