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'Conundrums', 'Adventure'.
In a graveyard, it prevents the devil from joining a burial.
Originally known as Chilean Pine, the tree was named Monkey Puzzle in the 19th century after Charles Auston saw a young tree in 1850 and commented 'it would puzzle a monkey to climb that'.
The trees can withstand intense heat, such as from lava and bushfires.
"Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria araucana), Elgood's Brewery Garden, Wisbech." by Jim Linwood is licensed under CC BY 2.0. "Monkey Puzzle Tree" by rutthenut is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
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