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Pat Rider's avatar

Always been a favourite. Sadly we don’t have them in Ontario Canada. That specimen is bigger than I have EVER seen. Thank you so much.

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Paul Wood's avatar

It’s a splendid example isn’t it, in fact I would go so far as to say it’s the best one I’ve seen!

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Anne Thomas's avatar

I've never seen one with cones before!

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Paul Wood's avatar

I think the male cones are only briefly this conspicuous, the female cones are rounder and appear singularly at the end of the branches, and they are green and scaly so blend in more. It's not uncommon for trees in the UK to bear cones, and viable seed.

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Ana McKellar's avatar

Never seen a monkey puzzle with that profile, what a fine example. And thanks for the history 😁

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Paul Wood's avatar

It's spectacular isn't it?

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Michael's avatar

Not a tree you want to climb and swing from the branches!

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Paul Wood's avatar

Unless you were wearing chain mail perhaps.

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