When caring for a young monkey puzzle tree, keep the soil moist and fertilize it monthly with a balanced houseplant food. It will also need a micro-nutrient spray once or twice a year. If the plant turns pale, more fertilizer is needed. To allow a period of dormancy, stop feeding indoor plants in the winter.
Carefully its jaggy. If you take the top out you will spoil the tree as they look best as a single stem. The only pruning required is to remove the dead branches from the main trunk.
You can prune it but the symmetrical shape that makes it attractive will be wrecked. If you do prune only tip prune.
Chile
see ~ http://www.asadoargentina.com/monkey-puzzle-nut-recipe/
15 cm
10 to 15 years
Fossilized monkey puzzle tree.
150 yrs
Chile pine
Yes it is
Chile Pine The botanical name is Araucaria araucana.
The Ghost and Mrs- Muir - 1968 The Monkey Puzzle Tree 1-10 was released on: USA: 30 November 1968
Hawaii, Lanai