Chilean araukariya Geneva is solid wood with dark green husks instead of needles. Of its large seed cones, which in size resemble almond, were once one of the most important products in the diet of Indians, Arauca. In the cool moist forests in the southern areas of Chile and Argentina are often flocks of parrots and attack araukariyata izlyuspvat seed it with their powerful beaks curves. For the first time araukariyata poyavilas was in England at the end of XVIII century Its seeds were brought by Captain George Vancouver, who studied the Chilean coast. These trees have an attractive pyramidal shape and planted them in gardens and parks.
Araukariyata is evergreen coniferous species which reaches a height of 2 meters and needles are soft to 1-1.5 cm long are located in spiral branches that extend at right angles from the stem.