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
No
Synonyms
A. imbricata
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Product Nr Options Price (plus 7% VAT)
99492810 3 x trp., rootballed, height 30-40 €95.00
99502810 3 x trp., rootballed, height 40-50 €150.00
98790122 Cont 5 l, 30-40 €95.00
98890122 Cont 5 l, 40-50 €150.00
98000123 specimen, Cont 20 l, height 50-60 €310.00
98300123 specimen, Cont 20 l, height 60-80 €400.00
98400123 specimen, Cont 20 l, height 80-100 €525.00
98600123 specimen, Cont 50 l, height 100-125 €650.00
SANA013324 specimen, Cont 50 l, height 125-150 €900.00
SANA012147 specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, height 50-60 €310.00
SANA002047 specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, height 60-80 €400.00
99532810 specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 80-100 €525.00
99542810 specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 100-125 €650.00
99552810 specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 125-150 €900.00
SANA009471 specimen, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 150-175 €1,150.00
SANA007875 specimen, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 175-200 €1,450.00
SANA002052 specimen, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-225 €2,050.00
SANA007876 specimen, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 225-250 €2,700.00
SANA002050 specimen, 7 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 250-275 €3,200.00
SANA002051 specimen, 7 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 275-300 €4,200.00
SANA012150 specimen, 7 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 300-350 €5,500.00
Product Nr Options Price (plus 7% VAT)
99492810 3 x trp., rootballed, height 30-40 €95.00
99502810 3 x trp., rootballed, height 40-50 €150.00
98790122 Cont 5 l, 30-40 €95.00
98890122 Cont 5 l, 40-50 €150.00
98000123 specimen, Cont 20 l, height 50-60 €310.00
98300123 specimen, Cont 20 l, height 60-80 €400.00
98400123 specimen, Cont 20 l, height 80-100 €525.00
98600123 specimen, Cont 50 l, height 100-125 €650.00
SANA013324 specimen, Cont 50 l, height 125-150 €900.00
SANA012147 specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, height 50-60 €310.00
SANA002047 specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, height 60-80 €400.00
99532810 specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 80-100 €525.00
99542810 specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 100-125 €650.00
99552810 specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 125-150 €900.00
SANA009471 specimen, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 150-175 €1,150.00
SANA007875 specimen, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 175-200 €1,450.00
SANA002052 specimen, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-225 €2,050.00
SANA007876 specimen, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 225-250 €2,700.00
SANA002050 specimen, 7 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 250-275 €3,200.00
SANA002051 specimen, 7 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 275-300 €4,200.00
SANA012150 specimen, 7 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 300-350 €5,500.00