Tamarack

Monkey Puzzle Tree

About Tamarack and Monkey Puzzle Tree

Tamarack

Monkey Puzzle Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

North America, North-Central United States, Western United States, Canada

Argentina, Chile

1.4 Types

Not Available

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, gardens, Open areas

Subtropical forests

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

1-47-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

5-1

9-6

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a

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

1.9 Habit

Pyramidal

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

910.00 cm1,520.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

460.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Blue Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Blue Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Fall, Spring

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Tip cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Allow to dry out slightly between watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Birds, Red blotch

Anthracnose, Branch Droop, Root rot, Yellow Leaves

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Drought

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Birds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas tree

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Boils, Cold, Frostbite, hemorrhoids

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as firewood, Used for its medicinal properties

Used in Furniture, Useful for shade

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break

Container, Feature Plant

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LARIX laricina

ARAUCARIA araucana

7.2 Common Name

Tamarack

Monkey Tail Tree, Chilean Pine, Pehuén

7.2.1 In Hindi

टैमेरैक

Monkey Puzzle Tree

7.2.2 In German

tamarack

Chilenische Araukarie

7.2.3 In French

tamarack

Araucaria du Chili

7.2.4 In Spanish

tamarack

araucaria o pehuén

7.2.5 In Greek

Tamarack

Monkey Puzzle Tree

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Tamarack

Monkey Puzzle Tree

7.2.7 In Polish

Tamarack

Araukaria chilijska

7.2.8 In Latin

Tamarack

Monkey Puzzle Tree

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Coniferophyta

Pinophyta

8.3 Class

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Pinales

8.5 Family

Pinaceae

Araucariaceae

8.6 Genus

Larix

Araucaria

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Tamarack and Monkey Puzzle Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Tamarack and Monkey Puzzle Tree? We provide you with everything About Tamarack and Monkey Puzzle Tree. Tamarack doesn't have thorns and Monkey Puzzle Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Tamarack does not have fragrant flowers. Tamarack has allergic reactions like Not Available and Monkey Puzzle Tree has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Tamarack and Monkey Puzzle Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Tamarack and Monkey Puzzle Tree

Season and care of Tamarack and Monkey Puzzle Tree is important to know. While considering everything about Tamarack and Monkey Puzzle Tree Care, growing season is an essential factor. Tamarack season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Monkey Puzzle Tree season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Tamarack is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Monkey Puzzle Tree is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Tamarack is Acidic, Neutral and for Monkey Puzzle Tree is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Tamarack and Monkey Puzzle Tree Physical Information

Tamarack and Monkey Puzzle Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Tamarack height is 910.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Monkey Puzzle Tree height is 1,520.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Tamarack and Monkey Puzzle Tree are as follows:

Tamarack flower color: Yellow
Tamarack leaf color: Light Green and Blue Green
Monkey Puzzle Tree flower color: Green
Monkey Puzzle Tree leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Tamarack and Monkey Puzzle Tree

Care of Tamarack and Monkey Puzzle Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tamarack pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Monkey Puzzle Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Tamarack needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Monkey Puzzle Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.