Araucaria araucana

[Wai`anae Steve]

Aloha,

  I'm looking for some Araucaria araucana seeds.  Some times called Monkey Puzzle Tree.  Anyone know of a source?

Wai`anae Steve

[Kris]

Dear Steve  

here are the stills of the seeds of that variety !

[Kris]

germination still...

[Kris]

Now lets see the sprouted young plant..

[Kris]

Dear Steve  

since i have not purchased these seeds i do not know anyonline dealer,they are all gifts from a very close friend..

but are very easy to germinate..since you can see it from the above stills !

love,

Kris  

[Wai`anae Steve]

Kris,

  Thanks for the pictures.  I've seen some sources online but not sure of the companies.

  I'm hoping someone on the mainland USA has access and will give or sell me some.

Steve

PS.  My oldest daughter is also named Kris.  She was born on Christmas Day and to honor my German ancestors it was spelled w/a "K".

[Agathis]

Hello,

I think that seeds and seedling are of Araucaria bidwillii.

Greetings

[eastern.nurseries]

I think so

[_Keith]

Steve,

If you are not in a hurry I will send you some this year.  My tree is small, but makes seed.  And I know of some much larger ones in the area as well.  I am afraid I have never paid much attention to when in the year they make seed so I will need to research the best time to collect.

Keith

And of course, no charge.

[amazondk]

Steve,

I can not help you with the seeds.  But, this a beautiful tree native to southern Brazil and other parts in South America.  I used to go beat the bush a lot in the mountains of Sao Paulo and there are some very beautiful scenes of these trees in habitat in the mountains.  The mountain range running through Sao Paulo away from the coast is called, Serra de Mantiqueira.  It gets down to freezing at the higher elevations in the winter.  There are some towns there, especially Campos do Jordão which have german architecture, food, and serve a lot of fresh trout raised in the cold clear streams.  The seeds, nuts, are quite good to eat as well.  In the season they are a favorite local treat.

dk

[ron@springhammock]

I'm pretty sure Araucaria araucana is a temperate tree.  I've even seen it planted in Pennsylvania, but I've never seen one successfully grown down here.  The local university (UCF) arboretum sold me one several years ago, but it ended up being Araucaria bidwillii.  The ones growing in Brazil are Araucaria angustifolia, which would make a better choice for a sub-tropical Araucaria.  Alberto would know that one well and I sure wouldn't mind having one myself.

[Wai`anae Steve]

There is one of the two growing here in the deep forest.  It is all by itself and thus no seeds.  It must be 80 feet tall and beautiful.  Must be close to 100 years old.

I would be happy w/seeds from either one or both :-)

[Matthew92]

I happened upon a rare plant sale at the University of Florida when I was just visiting a few years ago. Some amazing stuff there. I found an Araucaria of some type and bought it. I think it only said Araucaria on the label and surprisingly the people there didn't know what species. It had fairly full looking needles, and I think it probably was A. angustifolia or araucana. It continued to shoot up when brought home, but when I tried re-potting it it died: I can't remember exactly now, but I think I bought it in the fall and when it died it was coming into the summertime. Also I remember in the last month or two it suddenly stopped growth. If that was the case it might have been araucana which may explain a possible dislike of hot summer temps. Although if it was an angustifolia, that is disappointing because that may have done really well here in the FL Panhandle. University of Florida did a trial of angustifolia in some experimental gardens in N. FL and it thrived and grew really fast. Here's a link for the UF article.

Edited July 9, 2015 by Opal92

[fastfeat]

A. araucana is indeed a temperate species that does well in Seattle but won't grow in most of CA, at least in low elevations. I suspect it won't grow in HI either, except, perhaps at considerable elevation. I suspect that most trees in CA sold as A. araucana are indeed A. angustifolia (including this tree at Cal Poly, SLO):

[Geoff]

Araucaria araucana does very well in low elevation California around the bay area… nearly perfect climate for it… never gets hot… Few shots of tree in Berkeley Botanical garden at about 500' above sea level. Shot also of a seedling in Golden Gate park.

[amh]

On 2/17/2008 at 9:06 AM, _Keith said:

Steve,

 

If you are not in a hurry I will send you some this year.  My tree is small, but makes seed.  And I know of some much larger ones in the area as well.  I am afraid I have never paid much attention to when in the year they make seed so I will need to research the best time to collect.

 

Keith

 

And of course, no charge.

I know this is an old thread, but do you still have access to seed producing trees?