I love stumbling upon monkey puzzle trees (Araucaria araucana), a species native to Chile, in Seattle. This one is in the Arboretum, but not the one was relocated from Ballard in 2008 that started out as a "quirky gift" from a teenage son to his mother, who planted it and it grew to 21 ft.

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/a-big-donation-21-foot-ballard-monkey-puzzle-tree-given-to-washington-park-arboretum/

Fun fact: Monkey puzzle tree saplings were handed out to Century 21 World's Fair visitors in 1962.

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In the neighbouring college, an avenue was lined with many #MonkeyPuzzleTrees.

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