Monkey Puzzle Trees on Gabriola Island

Araucaria Araucana

We have just planted a Monkey Puzzle Tree in a pot outside. Geo spotted this type of tree and liked it because it is different.  For now we have it in a pot until we get our yard fenced.  Not that the deer would eat it as it is so prickly.

The Monkey Puzzle Tree or Monkey Tail Tree is an exotic evergreen that is native to South America.  It can live up to one thousand years old and has been fully protected from logging since 1971.
The tree can grow up to 40 metres tall with a 2 metre trunk diameter.
The leaves are triangle-plate like and rigid with spin tips on them.
One of these trees grows down the street from us and is about 20 feet tall now.  We like it and so have purchased a small one to put in our yard.  At present our tree is two feet tall.

This is an older Monkey Tree