Monkey Puzzle Tree Araucaria Araucana
by Gordon James
Title
Monkey Puzzle Tree Araucaria Araucana
Artist
Gordon James
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Monkey Puzzle Tree Araucaria Araucana in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire
.The monkey puzzle tree: A 'living fossil' the dinosaurs dined on
• The monkey puzzle tree is native to the Andes of Chile and Argentina.
• Plant collector Archibald Menzies is thought to have introduced it to Britain in
1795.
• It got its name when a gardener in Cornwall was showing his specimen to friends and one remarked: ‘It would puzzle a monkey to climb that.’
• It is sometimes associated with bad luck.
• Often described as a living fossil, its family the Araucariaceae can be traced back to the Mesozoic era, which started 250million years ago.
• Far from deterring monkeys, the spiky leaves probably developed to try to fend off grazing dinosaurs.
• Araucarias can live for 1,200 years and reach 160ft.
• To some indigenous peoples of Chile and Argentina, the tree is sacred.
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May 7th, 2014
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