Araucaria a. Monkey Puzzle 1gal raingarden Zones 9-12

Zones 9-12

flowers reach 5-6 ft

large pink flowers and highly scented foliage

Origins: Native to India

This tree has an association with some well-known fungi such as chanterelles

Araucaria a. Monkey Puzzle 1gal raingarden Zones 9-12Monkey Puzzle Tree. Whorled branches covered in short, pointed, lustrous, leathery, dark green, spirally arranged leaves. Horizontal, spreading, rope like branches become downward sweeping that curve up at tip like the tail of a monkey. It would puzzle a monkey to climb this tree. Native to the Andes Mountains in Chile and Argentina. This is the beautiful specimen growing next to our farm house cafe! Evergreen tree. Zones 7 11. Full sun. 50 80 ft.