More information about the Monkey-puzzle (Araucaria araucana).Girth records
In this table of girth records worldwide only girth measurements made at a height between 1.30 m and 1.50 m are listed. Trees with multiple trunks are excluded.
Of course this inventory contains only tree records as far as they are registered on this site.
How to measure the girth of a tree?
| Nr | Country | Girth | Location | Measurement | Year |
| 1 | Chile | 6.57 m | Araucaria Madre, Parque Nacional Conguillio  | Giant Trees Foundation | 2016 |
| 6.21 m | Bold, Parque Nacional Conguillio | Giant Trees Foundation | 2016 |
| 5.61 m | the dragon, Parque Nacional Huerquehue | Giant Trees Foundation | 2016 |
| 2 | Ireland | 4.34 m | Lough Fea House, Carrickmacross | TheTreeRegisterOwenJohnson | 2010 |
| 3.65 m | Woodstock Gardens, Inistioge | Sorbus | 2014 |
| 3.54 m | Powerscourt House & Gardens, Enniskerry | smal65 | 2017 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 4.14 m | Bicton Park Botanical Gardens, Budleigh Salterton | TheTreeRegisterOwenJohnson | 2013 |
| 4.09 m | Whittington College Monkey Puzzle Tree, A22 | James S Chambers | 2023 |
| ~4.07 m | Fuinary, Morvern | HPScotland | 2023 |
| 4 | Norway | 3.38 m | Lunde Arboretum in Dragsviki, Balestrand | Maarten Windemuller | 2018 |
| ~2 m | Leikanger prestegård, Leikanger | Haavar Bunes | 2023 |
| 5 | France | 3.25 m | Lieu-dit La blondière, le long de la D35, Sartilly-Baie-Bocage | Sisley | 2023 |
| 3.23 m | Domaine du Grand Séquoia, Dans une parc privé | Castor | 2015 |
| ~3 m | Route D1082, Bourg-Argental | Castor | 2020 |
| 6 | Italy | ~3.20 m | Villa Piazzo, Pettinengo | fontanaelia | 2017 |
| ~3.15 m | Villa Piazzo, Pettinengo | Saro Sciuto | 2022 |
| 3.08 m | Villa Bernocchi, Premeno | fontanaelia | 2017 |
| 7 | Spain | 2.50 m | Castillo de Soutomaior, Soutomaior | robur73 | 2010 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 2.24 m | Estate Rhederoord, De Steeg | Bomarni | 2023 |
| 2.11 m | Kasteel Vaalsbroek, Vaals | Maarten Windemuller | 2015 |
| 2.09 m | Estate Rhederoord, De Steeg | Bomarni | 2023 |
| 9 | Germany | 2.13 m | Hausgarten Endepohlstr. 9, Rheydt | Christoph Michels | 2015 |
| 1.97 m | Haus Bismarckstrasse 87, Solingen | Karlheinz | 2016 |
| 1.97 m | Hinterhof Odenkirchener Str. 75, Rheydt | Christoph Michels | 2014 |
| 10 | Belgium | 2.02 m | Park Middelheim, Antwerp | Wim Brinkerink | 2016 |
| 1.99 m | Arboretum Tervuren, Tervuren | Sorbus | 2024 |
| 11 | Ukraine | <1 m | Manor, Alupka | Martin Miklanek | 2012 |
| 12 | Czechia | 75 cm | Private garden, Chomutov | Tomask | 2021 |
| 13 | Slovakia | 71 cm | Araukaria v botanickej zahrade UK I-1, Botanical garden | Martin Miklanek | 2020 |
| 55 cm | Araukaria v botanickej zahrade UK I-2, Botanical garden | Martin Miklanek | 2020 |
| 14 | Azerbaijan | 45 cm | Filarmoniya Park, Baku | Martin Miklanek | 2019 |
Height records
In this table of height records worldwide only
height measurements made by laser (like eg. the Nikon 550 Forestry) or tape drop are listed.
Of course this inventory contains only tree records as far as they are registered on this site.
How to measure the height of a tree?
| Nr | Country | Height | Location | Measurement | Year |
| 1 | Chile | 51.19 m | Araucaria Madre, Parque Nacional Conguillio | Giant Trees Foundation | 2016 |
| 31.81 m | The dragon princess, Parque Nacional Tolhuaca | Giant Trees Foundation | 2016 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 30 m | A private garden near Teignmouth, Teignmouth | TheTreeRegisterOwenJohnson | 2013 |
| 29 m | Bicton Park Botanical Gardens, Budleigh Salterton | TheTreeRegisterOwenJohnson | 2013 |
| 27.50 m | Gosford Forest Park, Markethill | wwhiteside97 | 2014 |
| 3 | Norway | 27.20 m | Lunde Arboretum in Dragsviki, Balestrand | Maarten Windemuller | 2018 |
| 4 | Ireland | 26.80 m | Woodstock Gardens, Inistioge | Sorbus | 2014 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 23.40 m | Estate Rhederoord, De Steeg | Jeroen Philippona | 2018 |
| 18 m | Estate Rhederoord, De Steeg | Sorbus | 2011 |
| 17.50 m | Kasteel Vaalsbroek, Vaals | Maarten Windemuller | 2015 |
| 6 | France | 22.60 m | Parc du château de Bonnefontaine, Barenton | Sisley | 2023 |
| 21 m | Domaine du Grand Séquoia, Dans une parc privé | Castor | 2015 |
| 18.60 m | Lieu-dit La blondière, le long de la D35, Sartilly-Baie-Bocage | Sisley | 2023 |
| 7 | Belgium | 20.60 m | Arboretum Tervuren, Tervuren | Sorbus | 2024 |
| 12.40 m | Citadelpark, Ghent | Martin Tijdgat | 2014 |
| 8 | Germany | 17.50 m | Theodor-Fliedner-Heim, Solingen | Karlheinz | 2016 |
| 17 m | Hausgarten Endepohlstr. 9, Rheydt | Christoph Michels | 2015 |
| 16.70 m | Arboretum Burgholz, Wuppertal | Karlheinz | 2016 |
| 9 | Slovakia | 5.80 m | Araukaria v botanickej zahrade UK I-2, Botanical garden | Martin Miklanek | 2020 |
| 5 m | Araukaria v botanickej zahrade UK I-1, Botanical garden | Martin Miklanek | 2020 |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 4.80 m | Filarmoniya Park, Baku | Martin Miklanek | 2019 |
Age records
In this table of age estimates and measurements worldwide are shown. Of course this inventory contains only age records as far as they are registered on this site.
| Nr | Country | Age | Year | Location | Measurement | Year |
| 1 | Chile | 1824
± 100 y | 200
± 100 | Araucaria Madre, Parque Nacional Conguillio | Giant Trees Foundation | 2016 |
1774
± 100 y | 250
± 100 | Bold, Parque Nacional Conguillio | Giant Trees Foundation | 2016 |
1724
± 100 y | 300
± 100 | the dragon, Parque Nacional Huerquehue | Giant Trees Foundation | 2016 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 199 y | 1825 | Fuinary, Morvern | HPScotland | 2023 |
192
± 20 y | 1832
± 20 | Belvoir Castle, Belvoir | RedRob | 2015 |
| 174 y | 1850 | Castle Kennedy, Castle Kennedy | smal65 | 2023 |
| 3 | Ireland | 174 y | 1850 | Kilmacurragh Arboretum, Rathdrum | Maarten Windemuller | 2011 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 164
± 40 y | 1860
± 40 | Lenshoek garden, Kloetinge | Wim Brinkerink | 2012 |
156
± 1 y | 1868
± 1 | Estate Rhederoord, De Steeg | Paul Robert van der Zouw | 2012 |
156
± 1 y | 1868
± 1 | Estate Rhederoord, De Steeg | Paul Robert van der Zouw | 2012 |
| 5 | Norway | 155 y | 1869 | Lunde Arboretum in Dragsviki, Balestrand | Maarten Windemuller | 2018 |
| 6 | France | 144
± 10 y | 1880
± 10 | Château, La Mothe en Poitou | Aurélien86 | 2019 |
134
± 30 y | 1890
± 30 | Lieu-dit La blondière, le long de la D35, Sartilly-Baie-Bocage | Sisley | 2023 |
129
± 20 y | 1895
± 20 | Parc du château de Bonnefontaine, Barenton | Sisley | 2023 |
| 7 | Germany | 134
± 20 y | 1890
± 20 | Hausgarten Endepohlstr. 9, Rheydt | Karlheinz | 2016 |
124
± 20 y | 1900
± 20 | Hinterhof Odenkirchener Str. 75, Rheydt | Karlheinz | 2016 |
124
± 20 y | 1900
± 20 | Hausgarten Vierhausstr. 9, Rheydt | Karlheinz | 2016 |
| 8 | Spain | 134
± 10 y | 1890
± 10 | Castillo de Soutomaior, Soutomaior | robur73 | 2012 |
| 9 | Italy | 134
± 5 y | 1890
± 5 | Villa Besana, Sirtori | Saro Sciuto | 2016 |
134
± 20 y | 1890
± 20 | Villa Cagnola, Appiano Gentile | fontanaelia | 2018 |
134
± 10 y | 1890
± 10 | Villa Piazzo, Pettinengo | fontanaelia | 2018 |
| 10 | Belgium | 122 y | 1902 | Arboretum Tervuren, Tervuren | Tim B | 2011 |
114
± 10 y | 1910
± 10 | Arboretum Tervuren, Tervuren | Sorbus | 2024 |
79
± 20 y | 1945
± 20 | Citadelpark, Ghent | Martin Tijdgat | 2014 |
| 11 | United States | 99
± 50 y | 1925
± 50 | 3rd Ave NW and 60th NW, Seattle | mutantbrain | 2016 |
| 3 y | 2021 | A pot on a porch, Chesterfield Township, Mi | EpicMichigander | 2022 |
| 12 | Czechia | 24
± 1 y | 2000
± 1 | Private garden, Chomutov | Tomask | 2021 |
Records for all tree species worldwide.