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A tree that has been grown in the field and then lifted out of the ground when dormant. Available from November to March. The roots are more open and the direct contact with the soil encourages them to settle in and establish more readily.
These are 2yr old trees that have been grown 1yr in the field and the second in a pot. Container trees can be planted at any time of the year but establish best when planted during the autumn and need to be watered well during the first summer.
A genus of evergreen trees from Oceania and South American. The most famous is Araucaria araucana, the famous Monkey Puzzle tree, also known as the Chilean Pine from where it originates.
The origin of the popular English name Monkey Puzzle derives from its early cultivation in Britain in about 1850 when the species was still very rare in gardens. The proud owner of a young specimen at Pencarrow garden near Bodmin in Cornwall was showing it to a group of friends and one remarked, “It would puzzle a monkey to climb that!” The name then stuck.
Planted extensively in Victorian times, there are many fin specimens in Britain. For a while it fell out of fashion but is now making a comeback.
Monkey Puzzle
Long, spidery, spine tipped branches and triangular dark green leaves. Mature plants can bear cones. Very hardy.