Araucaria araucana - Monkey puzzle tree

Araucaria araucana is a slow growing, evergreen monkey tree or snakes. The tree has special curved upwards snake-like branches with sharply pointed needles that are coloured grey-green to dark green. The bark is grey and wrinkled and resembles an elephant skin.

Special tree because it belongs to the oldest living trees from the prehistoric times. The araucaria is hardy.