Monkey Puzzle trees (Araucaria araucana) are dioecious. Dioecious plants have male and female organs in different plants. I am looking for a female tree that is producing cones in the PDX area or as far south a Corvallis. If you know any please contact me at info@fruit-tree.com
Thanks,
Marc Camargo
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Have you tried Burnt Ridge Nursery in Onalaska, Washington? They sell monkey puzzle seedlings. Perhaps they can help.
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check the stretch of SE 20th between stark and belmont. i am pretty sure there are two trees on that strip, one of each. i just can never tell which is which.
karen
And I'll try to stop past the one that I know of here in Corvallis and take a look, see if I can see any cones......
Dave
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There is a female tree near Alma or Ida and Willamette in North Portland. That's just west of the railroad cut. The tree is north of Willamette Bv. I've seen cones on it over the years, been wanting to stop and get some, haven't got around to it yet. Shaun
Spotted another one Saturday NE 102nd and Tillamook, that's 2 or 3 blocks noth of Halsey.
Shaun's doing better than me, I went looking for the local tree here in Corvallis and couldn't find it! Thought I knew about where it lived, but a few minutes of driving around in that area didn't find it or signs that it had been cut down. And one day when I'm not even thinking about it; it'll appear again!
Dave
I will check out these trees. There are occasions when the tree is monoecious but it is rare. It would be nice since one would not need to plant two trees to get cones.
Thanks again,
Marc Camargo
fruit-tree.com nursery
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I live in the Boring area and have a monkey puzzle tree that is huge and must be female; since it produces loads of cones every year. If you still have not located want you want; let me know at greenthumb@poetworld.net.