Kew Gardens - Our extraordinary monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana) is located near the Orangery. Native to Chile and Argentina, this evergreen conifer is an ancient species, with 200-million-year-old fossilised specimens being
![Branch of Araucaria araucana, Monkey puzzle tree, Monkey tail tree, or Chilean pine. It is an evergreen tree, the hardiest species in the conifer genus Araucaria, family Araucariaceae Stock-Foto | Adobe Stock Branch of Araucaria araucana, Monkey puzzle tree, Monkey tail tree, or Chilean pine. It is an evergreen tree, the hardiest species in the conifer genus Araucaria, family Araucariaceae Stock-Foto | Adobe Stock](https://as2.ftcdn.net/v2/jpg/04/07/35/83/1000_F_407358371_mbDVJclAtHh5sQXsunZbgl5GVZo4tndV.jpg)
Branch of Araucaria araucana, Monkey puzzle tree, Monkey tail tree, or Chilean pine. It is an evergreen tree, the hardiest species in the conifer genus Araucaria, family Araucariaceae Stock-Foto | Adobe Stock
![Forest of Monkey Puzzle Tree or Chilean Pine (Araucaria araucana) in the Lake District near Puerto Montt, Chile. Stock-Foto | Adobe Stock Forest of Monkey Puzzle Tree or Chilean Pine (Araucaria araucana) in the Lake District near Puerto Montt, Chile. Stock-Foto | Adobe Stock](https://as1.ftcdn.net/v2/jpg/03/93/48/02/1000_F_393480237_vxKVyvIVxA19IAsJ05y3LFeYqOPCwO8i.jpg)
Forest of Monkey Puzzle Tree or Chilean Pine (Araucaria araucana) in the Lake District near Puerto Montt, Chile. Stock-Foto | Adobe Stock
![The Monkey Puzzle Tree Faces More Threats Than a Barrel of Monkeys - Scientific American Blog Network The Monkey Puzzle Tree Faces More Threats Than a Barrel of Monkeys - Scientific American Blog Network](https://static.scientificamerican.com/blogs/cache/file/68A48418-1494-4099-B444DD62E20A70F2_source.jpg?w=590&h=800&43C99F9B-FAB8-461C-95ADE81AFECB798E)
The Monkey Puzzle Tree Faces More Threats Than a Barrel of Monkeys - Scientific American Blog Network
![Araucaria araucana (Chilean Pine, Chile Nut, Chile Pine, Monkey Puzzle, Monkey Puzzle Tree, Monkeypuzzle Tree, Monkey Tail Tree, Parana Pine, Pehuen, Pewen, Pinonero) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox Araucaria araucana (Chilean Pine, Chile Nut, Chile Pine, Monkey Puzzle, Monkey Puzzle Tree, Monkeypuzzle Tree, Monkey Tail Tree, Parana Pine, Pehuen, Pewen, Pinonero) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yKQLrm2Ze2U/maxresdefault.jpg)
Araucaria araucana (Chilean Pine, Chile Nut, Chile Pine, Monkey Puzzle, Monkey Puzzle Tree, Monkeypuzzle Tree, Monkey Tail Tree, Parana Pine, Pehuen, Pewen, Pinonero) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
![Monkey Puzzle tree Araucaria araucana growing in the front garden of a house Other names include Monkey tail tree and Chilean Pine Stock Photo - Alamy Monkey Puzzle tree Araucaria araucana growing in the front garden of a house Other names include Monkey tail tree and Chilean Pine Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2C9DP5W/monkey-puzzle-tree-araucaria-araucana-growing-in-the-front-garden-of-a-house-other-names-include-monkey-tail-tree-and-chilean-pine-2C9DP5W.jpg)
Monkey Puzzle tree Araucaria araucana growing in the front garden of a house Other names include Monkey tail tree and Chilean Pine Stock Photo - Alamy
![Monkey Puzzle Tree forest, Nahuelbuta National Park, Chile, South America. | portfolio.photoseek.com Monkey Puzzle Tree forest, Nahuelbuta National Park, Chile, South America. | portfolio.photoseek.com](https://portfolio.photoseek.com/img-get/I00007JXZXHcOHDc/s/1200/I00007JXZXHcOHDc.jpg)
Monkey Puzzle Tree forest, Nahuelbuta National Park, Chile, South America. | portfolio.photoseek.com
![Araucaria araucana, the monkey puzzle tree, monkey tail tree, Chilean pine, or pehuen. Here seen in detail close up. It is described as a living fossil. National tree of Chile. Stock-Foto Araucaria araucana, the monkey puzzle tree, monkey tail tree, Chilean pine, or pehuen. Here seen in detail close up. It is described as a living fossil. National tree of Chile. Stock-Foto](https://as1.ftcdn.net/v2/jpg/01/08/34/02/1000_F_108340282_F6FGJsFCZMLYj68DcAh5oPADLV48CuuI.jpg)
Araucaria araucana, the monkey puzzle tree, monkey tail tree, Chilean pine, or pehuen. Here seen in detail close up. It is described as a living fossil. National tree of Chile. Stock-Foto
![This is a monkey puzzle tree. It is an endangered evergreen that is native to Chile and Argentina. : r/interestingasfuck This is a monkey puzzle tree. It is an endangered evergreen that is native to Chile and Argentina. : r/interestingasfuck](https://i.redd.it/31xio07c5bna1.jpg)