Araucaria araucana grows on the west coast of North America and is sold by nurseries in British Columbia. One nursery catalogue says they can no longer be shipped from Canada to the U.S. because CITES has updated their status to "endangered" in their native habitat, Chile. -- Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada maritime zone 8 cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually) sandy soil