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Monkey Puzzle Tree
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About Monkey Puzzle Tree

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

Argentina, Chile

Types

Araucaria araucana

Number of Varieties

1
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical forests

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-6

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,520.00 cm
Rank: 28 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

200.00 cm
Rank: 67 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Thorns

29% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

-

Repeat Bloomer

No - Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Tip cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Allow to dry out slightly between watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Branch Droop, Root rot, Yellow Leaves

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

49% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

9% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

No - Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Fruit

4% - Needled Scale Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

65% - Needled Scale Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

42% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

Showy Foliage

57% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

26% - Needled Scale Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

No - Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

Invasive

No - Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

Self-Sowing

25% - Needled Scale Garden Plants

Attracts

-

Allergy

-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas tree

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

51% - Needled Scale Garden Plants

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Other Uses

Used in Furniture, Useful for shade

Used As Indoor Plant

9% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ARAUCARIA araucana

Common Name

Monkey Tail Tree, Chilean Pine, Pehuén

In Hindi

Monkey Puzzle Tree

In German

Chilenische Araukarie

In French

Araucaria du Chili

In Spanish

araucaria o pehuén

In Greek

Monkey Puzzle Tree

In Portuguese

Monkey Puzzle Tree

In Polish

Araukaria chilijska

In Latin

Monkey Puzzle Tree

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Pinophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Araucariaceae

Genus

Araucaria

Clade

-

Tribe

-

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

1
1 27800
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Properties of Monkey Puzzle Tree

Want to know the properties of Monkey Puzzle Tree? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Monkey Puzzle Tree is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Monkey Puzzle Tree Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Monkey Puzzle Tree Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Monkey Puzzle Tree. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Monkey Puzzle Tree physical information is as follows: tall and wide. Its leaf shape is . Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color:
  • Leaf color:

Care of Monkey Puzzle Tree

Taking Monkey Puzzle Tree Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Monkey Puzzle Tree include pruning, which should be done . The watering done in summer is and in winter is . It needs for its proper growth.

Season and care of Monkey Puzzle Tree

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Monkey Puzzle Tree is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a plant. Monkey Puzzle Tree is a very important plant from Needled Scale. There are varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: . This plant's habitat is and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.