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2014
Volume 17
Issue 2
Topic:
Biology
ELECTRONIC
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Kubus M. , Nowak G. , Wraga K. 2014. ACCLIMATIZATION OF MONKEY PUZZLE TREE [ARAUCARIA ARAUCANA (MOLINA) K. KOCH] IN CLIMATIC CONDITIONS OF SZCZECIN, EJPAU 17(2), #07.
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume17/issue2/abs-07.html

ACCLIMATIZATION OF MONKEY PUZZLE TREE [ARAUCARIA ARAUCANA (MOLINA) K. KOCH] IN CLIMATIC CONDITIONS OF SZCZECIN

Marcin Kubus1, Grzegorz Nowak1, Krzysztof Wraga2
1 Department of Meteorology and Landscape Architecture, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland
2 Study of Ornamental Plants, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland

 

ABSTRACT

Monkey puzzle tree [Araucaria araucana (Molina) K. Koch] is an endemic
coniferous plant. Its natural locations are on the slopes of dormant volcanoes
in Cordillera Mountains in the Andes and insular locations are in Patagonia at
the height of 400–800 m above sea level, maximally to 1700–1800 m
above sea level [21, 24, 25]. Examined species was discovered about 1780 and
brought to England by Archibald Menzies in 1795 [2, 8]. Currently monkey puzzle
trees are grown often in Western Europe, in Crimea and in Scandinavian countries,
e.g. Norway and Sweden [2, 21]. First specimens in Poland were planted in the
arboretum in NiedĽwiedĽ near Kraków before 1833 and in the Kórnik
Arboretum in 1845 [19].


According to some authors cultivation of that species in Poland in open ground
is impossible because of too low temperature in winter [14, 19]. However, many
attempts of monkey puzzle tree cultivation are made, especially in northern-western
Poland that - according to different classifications of climatic zones – is
characterized by the calmest conditions for trees cultivation [22, 24]. It is
affected mainly by the exotic appearance and original conformation of the tree.


The aim of the research was to evaluate the hardiness of monkey puzzle tree
grown in open ground in Szczecin and to determine the possibilities of its cultivation
in climatic conditions of the city.

Key words: Araucaria araucana, monkey puzzle tree, cultivation, Szczecin, Poland.

Marcin Kubus
Department of Meteorology and Landscape Architecture, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland
3A Papieża Pawła VI St.
71-459 Szczecin, Poland
email: Marcin.Kubus@zut.edu.pl

Grzegorz Nowak
Department of Meteorology and Landscape Architecture, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland
3A Papieża Pawła VI St.
71-459 Szczecin, Poland

Krzysztof Wraga
Study of Ornamental Plants, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland
3A Papieża Pawła VI St.
71-459 Szczecin, Poland

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