They lift you high
above the earth
tough, beautiful Araucaria
from the southern heights,..
tower of Chile,
crown of the green domain;
pavilion of winter;
ship of fragrance ….
– from Ode to the Araucaria Araucana by Pablo Neruda (1904-1973)
Monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria Araucana), Kew Gardens, London, June 2019
Alta sobre la tierra
te pusieron,
dura, hermosa araucaria
de los australes montes,
torre de Chile
punta del territory verde
pabellón del invierno,
nave de la fragancia ...
– from Oda a la Araucaria Araucana by Pablo Neruda (1904-1973)………………………………..
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Copyright Debbie Smyth, 10 July 2021
Posted as part of Becky’s TreeSquare
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Who doesn’t love a monkey puzzle tree? 🙂
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That’s true – I can’t imagine many people not loving them
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Oh great shots of this monkey puzzle tree. 😀 😀
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Oh, I love those trees. They made trips to the south of Chile magical. Such ancient trees!
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Nice one!
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A tree you can’t hung….
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ooh my second monkey tree in two days, you and Cee are spoiling us all. And what a fabulous few words, they really do lift us up
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And boy did it take me a long time to find a decent translation.
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what you didn’t do it yourself!!!!!
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I love Monkey puzzle trees too!
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I love them! 🌳🌳🌳
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I think they are wonderful trees – and a great name too (the monkey puzzle version not the latin one!)
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