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Archibald Menzies introduced the monkey puzzle tree to the UK.
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The distinctively spiky monkey puzzle tree, now an endangered species, was introduced to the UK in 1795 by Perthshire plant collector Archibald Menzies. Gayle Ritchie explores Menzies’s life and legacy and looks at the future of the curious tree.
Dating back millions of years to the age of the dinosaurs, it’s thought the spiky green leaves of the monkey puzzle tree evolved to defend against long-extinct grazing animals.