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Monkey Puzzle

Araucaria araucana

Ends up fifteen meters tall and six across — decide once, because this is not a tree you move.

Light Full sun
Height 15 m
Spread 19 ft 8 in
Spacing 600 cm

Spacing & sowing

Plant spacing
19 ft 8 in
In-row spacing
19 ft 8 in
Between rows
24 ft 7 in
Square-foot density
Not suited to SFG

Growing

Type
Tree · Perennial
Botanical family
Mixed / other
Sunlight
Full sun
Feeding
All-purpose balanced
Frost tolerant
Yes

Through the year

  • Apr–Dec Spring Growth
  • Jan–Apr Spring Growth

Companions

Rhododendron, Camellia, Ferns, Heather

Pests & problems

Garden allies

Beneficial predators that hunt this plant's pests — grow their favourite flowers nearby to recruit them. companion plant

  • Hoverfly Syrphidae
    Hunts Scale insects

    Bee-mimicking flies whose legless larvae graze aphid colonies clean while the adults pollinate. A ribbon of shallow, nectar-rich flowers kept in bloom all season recruits wave after wave of them.

    Plant nearby CalendulaChamomileFennelFrench marigoldPhaceliaSweet alyssum
  • Ladybird (lady beetle) Coccinellidae
    Hunts Scale insects

    The gardener’s favorite ally: adults and their alligator-shaped larvae each eat thousands of aphids, plus scale, mealybugs, and other soft-bodied sap-suckers. Grow flat, open flowers for the adults and never spray a colony that ladybird larvae are already working.

    Plant nearby CalendulaCilantroCosmosDillFennelYarrow

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