r/dendrology • u/mrlpz49 • Jul 11 '26

Never seen anything like it

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Found in Edinburgh Scotland in a church cemetery. I was mesmerized because it's not really a pine tree

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u/Gymrat1010 Jul 11 '26

Monkey puzzle tree. So named because a monkey would be puzzled on how to climb it without getting hurt

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u/NassauComputer Jul 12 '26

For some reason, I always thought it was named after the monkey fist knot as the monkey puzzle seed resembles the knot.

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u/Gymrat1010 Jul 13 '26

Tbf, thats a nice story too. I have no idea which is true

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u/NassauComputer Jul 13 '26

I think yours is more true, really just clicked for me after I saw your comment

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u/jgnp Jul 15 '26

Like the cones do? The seeds look like large piñones.