Monkey Puzzle tree planted as an amenity tree in Great Britain

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The photograph shows a juvenile specimen of a Monkey Puzzle Tree. This species was introduced to Britain in 1795 by Archibald Menzies and today is planted as an ornamental tree. In the wild the trees has become a threatened species, to the extent that the IUCN has classed it as 'Endangered'. It gets its name of 'Monkey Puzzle' after the suggestion that a monkey would find the tree extremely hard to climb in view of its sharp branches.

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Size: 3840px × 5760px
Location: Vowchurch, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Derrick Golland / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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