Araucaria araucana - Monkeypuzzle tree

Feed Araucaria araucana : Let’s avoid fertilizing trees too often; we can enrich the soil with organic fertilizer when planting, then we’ll act again every 2-3 years, in autumn or at the end of the winter.

continental : Let's grow the the Araucaria araucana where it can enjoy as many hours as possible of direct sunlight.
These plants can be located in the garden during the whole year; they can stand minimum temperatures many degrees below zero.

alpine : Plant which needs to be exposed to direct sunrays.
Autumn climate usually isn’t very harsh, in any case these plants can even bear very prolonged freezing, therefore they can be grown in the garden during any season.

mediterranean : Locate the the in a sunny place, where it can receive direct solar rays for at least a few hours a day.
These plants can stand the cold and can also stand very harsh minimum temperatures.

continental : Water regularly, every 2-3 weeks with 2-3 buckets of water, wetting the ground deeply, but waiting for the substratum to dry completely between an irrigation and another one; avoid stagnant water.

alpine : When the ground is thoroughly dry, we should water regularly but without exceeding, usually using 1-2 buckets of water. Keeping the dampness of the ground under control let’s water every 3-4 weeks.

mediterranean : The Araucaria araucana doesn’t request too much watering; we should act with 3-4 buckets of water only when the soil is very dry, every 1-2 weeks, avoiding immoderation.

Adversity Araucaria araucana : When the climate is still not too harsh we should apply a wide range fungal treatment, vaporizing the fungicide even on the soil on the feet of the plants. Let’s remember to collect and destroy the leaves of the plants affected by black spot disease or by leaf curl disease.