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monkey puzzle

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monkey puzzle
a South American coniferous tree, Araucaria araucana, having branches shaped like a candelabrum and stiff sharp leaves: family Araucariaceae


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It made me think of the many times as a child that I sat on the wide window sill of my bedroom, watching the wind bending the conifers and the giant Monkey Puzzle tree which adorned our front garden.
A COUNCILLOR yesterday hailed a decision to save a 150-year-old monkey puzzle tree from the chop as "a victory for common sense".
Prominent plants in the garden include the monkey puzzle tree, the weeping giant sequoia, a smoke tree, and a golden clematis which has seed pods that look like puffballs," Weir said.
 
 
 
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