Araucaria araucana <\/p>\n

it would puzzle a monkey to climb with it’s sharp leaves it’s a fast growing oddity <\/p>\n

evergreen<\/p>\n

comes 3-4′, 4-5′, 5-6′, 6-7′ feet tall and larger<\/p>\n

Araucaria araucana \u2013 Araucaria imbricata \u2013 Monkey Puzzle Tree \u2013 Chilean Pine \u2013<\/strong> This coniferous tree is found on volcanic slopes on the Chilean side of the Andes and into Argentina at high altitudes up to 6,000\u2019 feet and grows 50-80\u2019 feet tall and 20-30\u2019 feet wide. This tree forms a conical shape and are very symmetrical when young then with maturity rounded and loses its lower branches. It bears radial arranged triangular-ovate leathery bright green then dark green overlapping 2\u201d long leaves are fiercely prickly. Leaves may hold up to 10-15 years before shedding. The bark is tough, horizontally ridged dark gray-brown and matures to 4\u2019 feet in diameter. Female globular cones are ovoid to 3-6\u201d long and ripen over 2-3 years. Male cones are ovoid to cylindrical and to 6\u201d long. Seeds are edible. This tree enjoyed fad status in Britain in the 1840\u2019s; the remark was \u2018it would puzzle a monkey to climb it\u2019.<\/p>\n

Cold tolerance of the genus varies to each species; grow in moderately fertile, moist but well drained soil in full sun in an open protected site. It may be a fast grower if conditions are right.<\/p>\n

Zones 6-11<\/p>\n

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