Monkey puzzle

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xhobdo says:

June 18, 2019 at 07:16

wow amazing. Thanks for sharing.

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pattimoed says:

June 17, 2019 at 17:31

Now I know its name! Great shots.

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becca givens says:

June 17, 2019 at 02:10

I had not heard or seen this type of tree before. I love seeing the macro of it. It gives me a truer feel of it. Thank you for sharing!

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Cee Neuner says:

June 16, 2019 at 16:18

There are a few monkey puzzle trees here. They are cool, but they are so hard to photograph. 😀

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- Debbie Smyth says:
  
  June 16, 2019 at 20:53
  
  This one was obliging. Had great branches at my height. 😀
  
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  - BeckyB says:
    
    June 17, 2019 at 08:37
    
    ah i was wondering how you managed to get so close!
    
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Sue says:

June 16, 2019 at 12:24

This little monkey is puzzled – have you changed your Avatar??

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- Debbie Smyth says:
  
  June 16, 2019 at 14:31
  
  Yes. In my attempts to use the new editor I needed a photo I could upload.
  
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  - Sue says:
    
    June 16, 2019 at 15:15
    
    Ah, so I wasn’t imagining things!
    
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AnnBMAP says:

June 16, 2019 at 11:31

Is that the name of the plant?

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- Debbie Smyth says:
  
  June 16, 2019 at 14:34
  
  Yes. It’s the Araucaria araucana, also known as Monkey tail tree and Chilean pine.
  
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Deepksha says:

June 16, 2019 at 11:09

Monkey Puzzle means ?

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- Debbie Smyth says:
  
  June 16, 2019 at 14:35
  
  Sorry. I should have explained. It’s the name of this conifer tree. A common name in UK.
  
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  - Deepksha says:
    
    June 16, 2019 at 15:13
    
    Thanks for your response
    
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  - Deepksha says:
    
    June 16, 2019 at 17:38
    
    Ok,,,,Wow…Thanks for Info..
    
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