In 1990, Chile, where no monkeys reside, declared Araucaria araucana to be a national monument. The tree is protected by CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora).
USDA Plants Database - Horticulture
Araucaria araucana is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and is not known to widely escape cultivaton.
Araucaria araucana (monkey puzzle)
The monkey puzzle was given its name by an observer who thought that monkeys wouldn’t be able to climb the spiky branches.
Araucaria araucana in Chile (Image: Martin Gardner) ...
Araucaria araucana
Genus: Araucaria
Species: araucana
The Latin term Araucaria is derived from the name of a Chilean tribe who inhabited a region where another Araucaria species was first discovered.
#8 Araucaria araucana
Common Names: monkey-puzzle tree, Chilean pine
Family: Araucariaceae (araucaria Family)
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Araucaria araucana
COMMON: Monkey Puzzle Tree
LEAVES: Evergreen, green, spiny pointed leaves, spirally arranged around the branch
SIZE: 50 to 80' and more
HARDINESS: Up to 7
HABIT: Upright, pyramidal to oval ...
ARAUCARIA ARAUCANA - Monkey Puzzle Tree
This Chilean pine tree is a relative of the Norfolk Island Pine, but the tiered branches are weirdly shaped, which accounts for its common name. Grown from North Carolina southward in the U.S.
Araucaria araucana. MONKEY PUZZLE. Chile
ARAUCARIACEAE (Araucaria family) ...
Araucaria araucana: monkey puzzle tree - A large, spreading tree, growing to 80 ft. and 30-40 ft. wide. Has two inch needles and branches which grow in a whorled pattern.
Araucaria araucana
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, C. obtusa, C. pisifera
Ginkgo biloba AGM
Juniperus chinensis, J. Ã- pfitzeriana, J. virginiana
Picea abies, P. glauca, P. omorika AGM, P. orientalis AGM, P. pungens
Pseudotsuga menziesii AGM ...
evergreen tree (Araucaria araucana) native to Chile and widely cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental. The symmetrical branches have an unusual angularity and are completely covered by the stiff, overlapping leaves.
Araucaria araucana, Araucaria imbricata (Monkey Puzzle Tree, Chilean Pine, Family: Araucariaceae)
Araucaria sp. (Monkey Puzzle, Bunia Pine, Family: Araucariaceae)
Araujia sericifera, Physianthus albens (Bladder flower, Family: Asclepiadaceae) ...
Pinheiro-Brasileiro [Portuguese]: Araucaria araucana
Pinheiro-Bravo [English]: Podocarpus lambertii
Pinheiro-Bravo [Portuguese]: Pinus pinaster
Pinheiro-Colonial [Portuguese]: Araucaria cunninghamii ...
Araucaria araucana
General Notes
Mature trees produce large, spiny 10-15 lb. cones which fall with a crash. Not a tree to sit under. From Chile. SelecTree lists no cultivars of araucana.
Monkey puzzle, Araucaria araucana
Pear, Pyrus sp.
Persimmon, Diospyros sp.
Pin cherry, Prunus pensylvanica
Plum, Prunus sp.
Quince, Cydonia oblonga
Serviceberry, Juneberry, Amelanchier sp.
Sweet Chestnut, Castanea sativa
Tart cherry, Prunus sp.
Monkey Puzzle (Araucaria araucana)
Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
Hybrid Planetrees/Sycamore (Platanus x hybrida)
Digger Pine (Pinus Sabiniana)
Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) ...
Araucaria: after the Arauco Indians of central Chile, in whose territory the species A. araucana is native.
Araucaria araucana [Monkey Puzzle Tree] Common Name List
(in habitat, Chile) (plant habit and trunk) (branch, leaves) (info) ...
 See also: Araucaria, Monkey Puzzle, Green, Monkey Puzzle Tree, Evergreen
  
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