Monkey puzzle tree on The Oval, Bicton, near Shrewsbury
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Monkey puzzle tree on The Oval, Bicton, near Shrewsbury
Image: © Jeremy Bolwell Taken: 20 Oct 2011
The owner told me that it was planted some 27 years ago, on the insistence of their then very young daughter. It seems to be doing very well. It's always nice to see an Araucaria araucana and even nicer to hear of a backstory about its origins and significance.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.728306
Longitude
-2.815123