The monkey puzzle tree may live to a ripe old age, reputedly up to 1,000 years old, but conversion of habitat is threatening its existence in parts of its original range.

Scientists say that Araucaria araucana, commonly known as the monkey puzzle tree, is now endangered and faces the risk of extinction.

What: Araucaria araucana is a distinctive South American conifer commonly known as a monkey puzzle tree. It has widely spaced branches that extend horizontally from the trunk and then arch upwards ...

There’s even a Connecticut champion monkey puzzle tree — a real one — that resides in Groton. Anyway, Kaputo said he became suspicious after reading the article and examining the photos.

Among notable exceptions is monkey puzzle tree, aka devil’s tree. Up to 80 feet tall and 35 feet wide, this coniferous native of Chile is splendid and a little bit spooky.

How the Monkey Puzzle Tree found its way to Elizabeth Park was, well, a puzzle. “It’s been in our greenhouse for 30 years; we have no idea when it came here. Nobody has any history,” Kathy ...

This monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria araucaria) is one of the stranger trees growing in the Smithsonian’s Enid A. Haupt Garden in Washington, D.C. Its triangular leaves, which cover the entire tree, ...