Cultivars

Araucaria araucana 'Andenzwerg'

Smaller than species typical. Growth Size: Dwarf (1-6 inches (8-15 cm) per year, 3-6 feet (90 cm-1.8 m) at 10 years).or: G. Horstmann, Germany from seed collected in Parque Nacional Tolhuaca, Chile

 

Araucaria araucana 'Angustifolia'

Branches narrower and more elongated than spcies typical. Growth Size: Intermediate (6-12 inches (15-30 cm) per year, 6-15 feet (1.8-4.5 m) at 10 years).

 

Araucaria araucana 'Aurea'

Golden-yellow. Growth Size: Large (greater than 12 inches (30 cm) per year, greater than 15 feet (4.5 m) at 10 years). or: Taylor from Casttle Kennedy c. 1855 in: W. Barron & Sons, Barrowash, England to trade

 

Araucaria araucana 'Denudata'

ha: branches sparse and less numerous ll: shorter than species typical, or: A. Leroy, Angiers, France before 1867.

 

Araucaria araucana 'Densa'

Branches loose and sparse (despite the name), only the leaves dense and closely spaced. or: know since 1867, so denOuden & Boom (1965) say it was no longer in cultivation.

 

Araucaria araucana 'Kurt Sachs'

ch: more cold hardy - having survived in Hamburg, Germany for decades without damage. Krüssmann 1979 .

 

Araucaria araucana 'Platifolia'

II. Shorter than species typical. Growth Size: Dwarf (1-6 inches (8-15 cm) per year, 3-6 feet (90 cm-1.8 m) at 10 years). ns: the spelling 'Platifolia' is preferred here rather than the incorrect 'Platyfolia' seen in Krussman.

 

Araucaria araucana 'Robusta Gheri'

This is the most beautiful variety of Araucaria of our own selection being extremely cold-re sistant survived in our nursery during the cold winter of 1985 at a temperature of -22° C. Specimens of this variety have been planted in very cold regions of Europe such as France, Germany and Austria have showed great adaptability to cold temperatures in these regions surviving better than the common Araucaria. This variety has an elegant shape; comparing plants of the same size, Araucaria" Robusta Gheri" has a bigger trunk with lighter green foliage than other varieties.

 

Araucaria araucana 'Striata'

Stems and leaves striped yellow. Growth Size: Large (greater than 12 inches (30 cm) per year, greater than 15 feet (4.5 m) at 10 years). or: A. Leroy, Angiers, France before 1858.

 

Araucaria araucana 'Variegata'

Needles a mix of green and light yellow, some shoots all green. Growth Size: Large (greater than 12 inches (30 cm) per year, greater than 15 feet (4.5 m) at 10 years). or: Glendinings Nursery, Turnham Green, England before 1858.