Monkey puzzle!

Monkey mystifier TREE , that is . This is one bewitching Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree . The rapscallion mystifier ( Araucaria araucana , USDA Hardiness Zones 7 - 11 ) is aboriginal to Chile and Argentina ( the Andes , more specifically ) , and can grow up to 80 feet tall and 30 feet full . It ’s coniferous , and its cones can grow up to 6 inch long . We ’ve listen history of them being quite dangerous when they fall from the tree . The Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree itself is a likely hazard if planted too near a heavily traveled surface area , since the scale - like “ leaves ” are quite sharp . No matter the danger , the tree is gripping , though it ’s not for little gardens . We spotted this specimen while touring gardens in the northwest U.S.

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