Araucaria Araucana Forest (Monkey puzzle, Chilian pine)

Araucaria Araucana Araucaria Araucana is commonly called Chilian pine or Monkey puzzle tree. Araucaria Araucana is native to lower slopes of south-central Andes Mountains in Chile and Argentina. Araucaria can grow up to 50 meters (160 feet) tall. The leaves of Araucaria are scale like and have a lifespan of 24 years. It takes 30 to 40 years for Araucaria to get mature and produce seeds. Female cones are 15 centimeters (6 inch) long and take 2-3 years to mature. Araucaria seeds are Pine nut like and are edible.