monkeypuzzle tree Araucariaceae Araucaria araucana (Molina) K. Koch   symbol: ARAR23
	Leaf: Distinctive, armor-like, scale-like, triangular leaves, persist for 10 to 15 years, sometimes longer on the trunk, ovate-lanceolate in shape, 1 to 2 inches long, shiny green on both surfaces but surface marked with longitudinal lines and stomata on both faces. Flower: Can be dioecious or Monoecious; male cones can be solitary or in groups, start out erect but become pendant, yellowish-brown, 1/4 to 1/2 inch long, 2 inches wide, with 20 whorled scales. Immature female cones are large, globular, and erect; take 2 to 3 years to develop. Fruit: Female cones are erect, globular, dark brown, and 4 to 7 inches long by 3 to 6 inches wide, scales have long triangular recurved points; developing in 2-3 years and falling off at maturity; seeds are brown to orange, triangular in shape, 1 to 1 1/2 inches long, the nut is long and narrow with 2 small even wings that are denticulate at the top. Twig: The lateral branches grow horizontal or slightly pendant from the main trunk. They resemble the tails of monkeys holding onto the trunk. Bark: Gray-brown, resinous, smooth, and marked with rings made by old branch scars. Form: A pyramidal shaped tree 90 to 130 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet in diameter. The branches grow horizontally in whorls of five in opposite pairs.
	USDA Plants Database Araucaria araucana is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and is not known to widely escape cultivaton.