Araucaria araucana (N)

Common name: monkey puzzle tree

Family name: Araucariaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  evergreen conifer

USDA Hardiness Zone:  7-10

Mature height and spread:  15-25; 7-10m

Form: evergreen conifer

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained soil; moderately fertile; evenly moist; full sun to part shade

Leaf arrangement:  simple, alternate, spirally arranged, spiny pointed

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  10-18cm long, 8-15 wide; imbricate scales; pineapple-shaped

Limitations: not drought tolerant

Suitable uses:  ornamental landscape specimen

Quick ID description:  spiny pointed, spirally, alternate; imbricate, pineapple-shaped

Photographs: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/ararauc.htm