Araucaria araucana

Chile Pine, Monkey Puzzle

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Height

5 to 10 m

Width

3 to 6 m

Light/shadow demands

sun

pH-Value

acidic, neutral, slightly acidic

Soil

humos, loamy, sandy-loamy, permeable

Araucaria araucana

Characteristics:

Habit

Small tree of singular, fantastic beauty, in central Europe only reaching 5-7 (10) m height, 3-4 m wide, in favourable conditions considerably larger; crown conical to ovoid; branches strictly arranged in layers, horizontal, also drooping in the lower crown; very slow-growing, 5-10 cm a year.

Crown

flattened round flattened round

Leaves

Thick, scaly, triangular leaves, dark green, sharply pointed, prickly, arranged around the twigs like a cylinder-screw.

Demands

Sun, tolerates heat, likes warmth; young specimen always need frost protection, later moderate frost protection; prefers humid air and soil, tolerates urban environments, wind resistant.

Soil

Acidic to neutral substrates, always well-drained, no heavy soil; likes nutritious sandy-gravelly, slightly loamy, humic substrates

Hardiness Zone

Zone 8a

Bee pasture/nectar

Synonyms

A. imbricata

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Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
99492810	3 x trp., rootballed, height 30-40	€120.00
99502810	3 x trp., rootballed, height 40-50	€170.00
98790122	Cont 5 l, 30-40	€120.00
98890122	Cont 5 l, 40-50	€170.00
98000123	specimen, Cont 20 l, height 50-60	€350.00
98300123	specimen, Cont 20 l, height 60-80	€450.00
98400123	specimen, Cont 20 l, height 80-100	€650.00
98600123	specimen, Cont 50 l, height 100-125	€900.00
SANA013324	specimen, Cont 50 l, height 125-150	€1,150.00
SANA012147	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, height 50-60	€350.00
SANA002047	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, height 60-80	€450.00
99532810	specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 80-100	€650.00
99542810	specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 100-125	€900.00
99552810	specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 125-150	€1,150.00
SANA009471	specimen, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 150-175	€1,350.00
SANA007875	specimen, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 175-200	€1,650.00
SANA002052	specimen, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-225	€2,500.00
SANA007876	specimen, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 225-250	€2,900.00
SANA002050	specimen, 7 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 250-275	€3,500.00
SANA002051	specimen, 7 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 275-300	€4,500.00
SANA012150	specimen, 7 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 300-350	€6,000.00

Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
99492810	3 x trp., rootballed, height 30-40	€120.00
99502810	3 x trp., rootballed, height 40-50	€170.00
98790122	Cont 5 l, 30-40	€120.00
98890122	Cont 5 l, 40-50	€170.00
98000123	specimen, Cont 20 l, height 50-60	€350.00
98300123	specimen, Cont 20 l, height 60-80	€450.00
98400123	specimen, Cont 20 l, height 80-100	€650.00
98600123	specimen, Cont 50 l, height 100-125	€900.00
SANA013324	specimen, Cont 50 l, height 125-150	€1,150.00
SANA012147	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, height 50-60	€350.00
SANA002047	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, height 60-80	€450.00
99532810	specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 80-100	€650.00
99542810	specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 100-125	€900.00
99552810	specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 125-150	€1,150.00
SANA009471	specimen, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 150-175	€1,350.00
SANA007875	specimen, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 175-200	€1,650.00
SANA002052	specimen, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-225	€2,500.00
SANA007876	specimen, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 225-250	€2,900.00
SANA002050	specimen, 7 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 250-275	€3,500.00
SANA002051	specimen, 7 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 275-300	€4,500.00
SANA012150	specimen, 7 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 300-350	€6,000.00