monkey-puzzle
Spiky South American
A monkey-puzzle is a large evergreen tree native to Chile, with distinctive overlapping triangular leaves that cover its branches in sharp, scale-like armor.
The name supposedly comes from the idea that even a monkey would be puzzled trying to climb it.
Also called monkey-puzzle tree or Chilean pine.
Slender Andean coastal nation
- AndesSouth American western range
- PatagoniaSouth America's southern tip
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- nativeOriginating from a place
montane · volcanic · Andean · cordillera · austral
Cone-bearing tree
- evergreenRetains foliage year-round
- dioeciousHaving separate male, female organisms
- gymnospermExposed-seed plant
- resinousContaining plant sap
globose · cone · seed · pollination · propagation · cultivar · specimen · hardy
For beauty, not function
- specimenIndividual for examination
- gardenCultivated plant area
- arboretumGarden for displaying trees
- botanicalRelated to plants
landscape · Victorian · estate · parkland · cultivation · nursery · transplant · pruning
At risk of extinction
- CITESWildlife trade agreement
- protectedKept from harm
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
old-growth · ancient · relict · living-fossil · Mesozoic · prehistoric · survival · preservation
Eager to learn
- spinyHaving sharp points
- impenetrableImpossible to pass through
- climberOne who scales
- squirrelBushy-tailed tree rodent
Victorian · whimsical · distinctive · unmistakable · peculiar · architectural · dramatic · striking
Chile
Slender Andean coastal nation
- AndesSouth American western range
- PatagoniaSouth America's southern tip
- indigenousOriginating in a region
conifer
Cone-bearing tree
- evergreenRetains foliage year-round
- dioeciousHaving separate male, female organisms
- gymnospermExposed-seed plant
resinous · globose · cone · seed · pollination · propagation · cultivar · specimen · hardy · slow-growing
ornamental
For beauty, not function
botanical · landscape · Victorian · estate · parkland · cultivation · nursery · transplant · pruning · shelter
endangered
At risk of extinction
- CITESWildlife trade agreement
- protectedKept from harm
- vulnerableOpen to attack
deforestation · old-growth · ancient · relict · living-fossil · Mesozoic · prehistoric · survival · preservation · reforestation
curious
Eager to learn
- spinyHaving sharp points
- impenetrableImpossible to pass through
- climberOne who scales
squirrel · Victorian · whimsical · distinctive · unmistakable · peculiar · architectural · dramatic · striking
monkey-puzzleoak
Quercus genus member
maple · apple tree · banyan · fig tree · willow
monkey-puzzleweeping willow
Tree with pendulous branches
mimosa · weeping cherry · birch · cedar
monkey, puzzle, monkeys, monkeyed, monkeying, puzzles, puzzled, puzzling, puzzler