£6.00 – £18.00 inc. VAT
The Monkey Puzzle is unique in its appearance and is much sought after. It is protected in its native Chile. The open network of branches, arranged symmetrically are covered in the sharp, scale-like leaves. Quite slow growing but will reach a good height. The seed is huge and a lovely colour and can be eaten. This has now been christened ‘The Marmite tree’ – you either love it or….not
Araucaria araucana
Common name: Monkey Puzzle / Chile Pine.
Native: Chile / Argentina.
Provenance: UK
Size and spread (10 years): 1.5m x 1.2m
Treatment required: Not dormant.
Seeds / kg: 420
Ideal sowing period: Spring / Autumn.
Soil conditions: Most soils.
Planting instructions: sow plunged diagonally into compost, only to half the seeds depth
Mature height: 25m
pic courtesy of J.Hannan-Briggs, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
| Weight | 200.00 g |
|---|---|
| Size | Mini Seed Pack (approx 5 seeds), Seed Pack (approx 20 seeds) |
| Genus | Araucaria |
| Family | Araucariaceae |
| Hardiness | Hardy |
| Life Cycle | tree |
| Evergreen | evergreen |
| Interest | foliage |
| Requires | sun |
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