The monkey puzzle tree: Chile's ancient national tree that can live for 2,000 years
- Some trees are remarkable simply because of how long they have been standing.
- The monkey puzzle tree, known scientifically as Araucaria araucana, belongs to a lineage so ancient that its ancestors shared the planet with dinosaurs, and individual trees alive today can trace their own root systems back nearly two thousand years.
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- Some trees are remarkable simply because of how long they have been standing.
- The monkey puzzle tree, known scientifically as Araucaria araucana, belongs to a lineage so ancient that its ancestors shared the planet with dinosaurs, and individual trees alive today can trace their own root systems back nearly two thousand years.
Sources: Times of India