cryptocarya alba, the peumo or chilean acorn, is an evergreen tree that grows in chile and argentina from 33 to 40° southern latitude. it can live both in wet and as in dry conditions. its distribution can reach up to 1500 meters (5000 ft) above sea level. it measures up to 20 meters (65 ft) height and one meter diameter, with cracked gray bark. an associate tree is the endangered chilean wine palm, "jubaea chilensis", which species prehistorically had a much wider range.