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Araucaria Monkey Puzzle Tree

Monkey Puzzle tree or Monkey Tail Tree Araucaria is a family of coniferous trees Each tree can have both male and female cones. grow very well in the Mediterranean

Monkey puzzle tree (young) care and growing

How to grow Monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana) Alternative names: Araucaria araucana, Monkey tail tree, Chilean pine.

Here are the main requirements for growing a monkey puzzle tree:

• Easy to grow in the right climate
• Mediterranean-type environments at high elevations are ideal
• Forgiving of different soil types
• Requires a sheltered area protected from winds
• Once established, the tree usually survives nicely on ambient rainfall

Where does the monkey puzzle tree get its name?

The name came about in the mid-1800s, when barrister Charles Austin commented that it’d be “puzzling” for monkeys to climb this tree because of its sharp needles and branches.

Monkey puzzle tree. how to Germinat seed the right way. simpel steps . seeds sprouting

The right way to Germinat your seeds

Monkey puzzles are dioecious, meaning male and female flowers grow on separate trees.

Monkey Puzzle Tree

Male catkins (pictured), are 10-centimetre-long clusters of narrow green stamens which turn yellow and then brown at the end of summer.

Female catkins are spiny cones.

The monkey puzzle tree is not self fertile and needs to be approximately 30 years old before seeds are produced.

The tree is usually dioecious which means male, pollen bearing cones and female cones waiting to be fertilised grow on separate trees.

Tips & Tricks on Growing Monkey Puzzle Trees

Monkey Puzzle Trees have definitely exploded in popularity in the past few years. Since the plants themselves are quite expensive, it is a great option to grow some from seeds yourself!

In this video I’ll give you some tips and tricks on how to care for your plants, so you are able to grow them yourselves, too!

Re potting my Monkey Puzzle Trees that I have grown from Seed – Araucaria araucana

Hi Guys 😀 In this video I re pot the Monkey Puzzle Trees that I have grown from Seed in September 2014, Here is the video that I made when I sown the Seeds :    • How to grow the Monkey Puzzle Tree fr…   ★ Check out my website http://www.desertplantsofavalon.com/ ★ Facebook   / desertplantsofavalon   ★ Twitter   / plantsofavalon  

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All about the tree Araucaria araucana

In this video we show you all you need to know about the Araucaria araucana tree, also known as monkey puzzle tree.

We tell you about its characteristics, care, properties, leaves, flowers, watering, adequate soil, propagation, growth, fertilization, use in garden design, etc.

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