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Monkey Puzzle Tree

Araucaria araucana

Araucariaceae · broadleaf · introduced

Quick Facts

Height
50–80 ft
Spread
49 ft
Growth Rate
Slow
Light
Full Sun
Soil
Moist
Water
Moderate
Hardiness
Zone Zones 7a–8b
Bloom Time
Non-flowering
Origin
the volcanic slopes of the Andes on the Chilean side, also

Diseases (8)

Western Gall Rust
Cronartium ribicola White Pine Blister Rust
Phytophthora spp. (P Phytophthora Root Rot
Lophodermium Needle Cast
Lophodermella Needle Cast
Elytroderma Needle Cast
Arceuthobium spp. (parasitic plant) Dwarf Mistletoe
Armillaria ostoyae Armillaria Root Rot

Pests (13)

Eriophyidae Eriophyid mite
Pineus strobi Pine bark adelgid
Coneworm
Pine Aphid
Pissodes strobi White pine weevil
Tetranychidae Spider mite
Sequoia pitch moth
Pine Needle Sheathminer Pine Sheath Miner
Chionaspis pinifoliae Pine needle scale
Pine Butterfly
Pandora moth
Mountain pine beetle
Rhyacionia buoliana European pine shoot moth

Also Known As

  • Chilean Pine

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