Araucaria Angustifolia Seed

[amh]

Does anyone in the united states have access to seed for Araucaria angustifolia? I'm looking for pure seed or Araucaria araucana X angustifolia. I'm not looking to spend a lot of money because these would be experimental in my region. I'm also interested in Araucaria araucana seeds.

Edited March 24, 2023 by amh

[Bigfish]

I have a male in my yard, but no females anywhere.  He's very lonely, LOL. 

[amh]

15 hours ago, Bigfish said:

I have a male in my yard, but no females anywhere.  He's very lonely, LOL. 

Great specimen. Any Araucaria araucana females down wind? How does your tree react to heavy rains? How long have you had the tree and what is its footprint?

[Bigfish]

1 hour ago, amh said:

Great specimen. Any Araucaria araucana females down wind? How does your tree react to heavy rains? How long have you had the tree and what is its footprint?

I haven’t seen any other Araucaria anywhere near here.  Florida is too hot and humid for A. araucana.  Heavy wind and rain makes lower branches drop like crazy.  I’ve had it for about 15 years, and I don’t know what you mean by its footprint.

[amh]

3 hours ago, Bigfish said:

I don’t know what you mean by its footprint.

Sorry, I meant, how much area does it occupy?

[Bigfish]

4 hours ago, amh said:

Sorry, I meant, how much area does it occupy?

I don’t know, maybe you can judge by the picture better than me, lol.  It drops lower limbs if you blow on it though, haha!  I hope it grows out of that stage.  It starting coning a few years ago.  I used to have 3 of them, but lost one in the pot and gave another one away.

[amh]

Still lookin'.

[amh]

Still looking.

[amh]

Still looking for seeds, it should be close to harvest season.

[jarout]

Amh, did you ever find some seeds? I'm looking for some as well. It looks like these people in the Netherlands have them available

https://onszaden.com/Araucaria_angustifolia

They state that they might ship to the USA. I wrote them an email and am waiting on response. I'll keep you posted.

By the way, has anyone had any luck buying seeds from overseas? If they do ship them these would be my very first time buying seeds from Europe.

[amh]

5 hours ago, jarout said:

Amh, did you ever find some seeds? I'm looking for some as well. It looks like these people in the Netherlands have them available

https://onszaden.com/Araucaria_angustifolia

They state that they might ship to the USA. I wrote them an email and am waiting on response. I'll keep you posted.

By the way, has anyone had any luck buying seeds from overseas? If they do ship them these would be my very first time buying seeds from Europe.

I was unable to find a domestic source of seeds, so I bought a few plants. I was hoping someone on the board would have a source, so that I could buy a cone or two, but there were no bites. I have had no issues buying cycad seeds from Europe, but shipping can be cost prohibitive.  You may want to contact @matthedlund at Wanderlust Nursery for plants.

[matthedlund]

On 4/19/2024 at 6:08 PM, amh said:

I was unable to find a domestic source of seeds, so I bought a few plants. I was hoping someone on the board would have a source, so that I could buy a cone or two, but there were no bites. I have had no issues buying cycad seeds from Europe, but shipping can be cost prohibitive.  You may want to contact @matthedlund at Wanderlust Nursery for plants.

I've got about a dozen plants on hand now in one gallon pots. They're not listed yet, so you'll have to message me.

[RJ]

On 4/24/2024 at 8:54 PM, matthedlund said:

I've got about a dozen plants on hand now in one gallon pots. They're not listed yet, so you'll have to message me.

@matthedlund I've been watching your site for some time now hoping some would pop up. I have one that is doing fantastic, (About 4ft tall) that is in need of a partner. I's like to add a few more to my collection in an effort to produce seeds to disperse.  Do you plan on stocking these again, if not do you know anyone who might? 

 

To be honest the best thing about these they are one of the few plants the deer keep clear of 😉

 

Thanks

[Jubilation]

I'm interested in this species too, do you all think it coulld live in zone 8? I know its relatively hardy 

[RJ]

10 hours ago, Jubilation said:

I'm interested in this species too, do you all think it coulld live in zone 8? I know its relatively hardy 

I'm in 8 and it has done fine, I think it's perfect for our SE Z8 climate. Not sure where you are in the SE but my hunch is it will do well for you unless you're perhaps a borderline Z8. It loves our heat and humidity. 

[amh]

10 hours ago, Jubilation said:

I'm interested in this species too, do you all think it coulld live in zone 8? I know its relatively hardy 

 

30 minutes ago, RJ said:

I'm in 8 and it has done fine, I think it's perfect for our SE Z8 climate. Not sure where you are in the SE but my hunch is it will do well for you unless you're perhaps a borderline Z8. It loves our heat and humidity. 

There is an Araucaria angustifolia that has been growing in Nacogdoches Texas since the 1980's, but I do not know if it survived 2021.

https://dcreechsite.com/2017/01/10/araucaria-angustifolia-the-tree-that-refused-to-die/

[RJ]

1 hour ago, amh said:

 

There is an Araucaria angustifolia that has been growing in Nacogdoches Texas since the 1980's, but I do not know if it survived 2021.

https://dcreechsite.com/2017/01/10/araucaria-angustifolia-the-tree-that-refused-to-die/

Wow thanks for the read.  

[RJ]

On 6/7/2025 at 8:57 PM, amh said:

 

There is an Araucaria angustifolia that has been growing in Nacogdoches Texas since the 1980's, but I do not know if it survived 2021.

https://dcreechsite.com/2017/01/10/araucaria-angustifolia-the-tree-that-refused-to-die/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Araucaria/comments/1dxi6eb/araucaria_angustifolia_in_nacogdoches/

[amh]

2 minutes ago, RJ said:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Araucaria/comments/1dxi6eb/araucaria_angustifolia_in_nacogdoches/

The ice and cold have not been kind, but at least the big one is alive.

Great find.

[RJ]

52 minutes ago, amh said:

The ice and cold have not been kind, but at least the big one is alive.

Great find.

 

[amh]

2 hours ago, RJ said:

 

I have 4 small plants in pots right now. I plan to grow them in containers until they outgrow a 5 gallon pot. It will give me time to prep the growing area.

[RJ]

15 hours ago, amh said:

I have 4 small plants in pots right now. I plan to grow them in containers until they outgrow a 5 gallon pot. It will give me time to prep the growing area.

Did you grow them from seed? If not does the place you ordered them from still have any? 

[amh]

On 6/10/2025 at 9:55 AM, RJ said:

Did you grow them from seed? If not does the place you ordered them from still have any? 

I bought all 4 plants, 2 from Wanderlust and 2 from One Green World. I haven't seen these for sale at either nursery in about a year, so you may want to contact the nurseries in case they have unlisted products.

Sometimes a seedling will be for sale on ebay or etsy, but they usually want $70+ for a $30 plant.