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