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Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria araucana), On The Rooftop Garden, At Salesforce Transbay Transit Center, San Francisco, California

The Sign
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The Monkey Puzzle Tree and the origin of its name were described on a metal sign attached to the fence bordering the garden.

Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria araucana) external link   •  On The Rooftop Garden external link   •  Salesforce Transbay Transit Center external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 15:46:28 Saturday 12 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 12 November 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4164
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Tall Trees
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The Monkey Puzzle trees were tall and rose majestically in front of a high-rise office building.

Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria araucana) external link   •  On The Rooftop Garden external link   •  Salesforce Transbay Transit Center external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 15:46:52 Saturday 12 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 12 November 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4166
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Three Monkey Puzzle Trees
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The garden had three Monkey Puzzle Trees on display. From a distance they looked like ordinary bare limbed trees.

Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria araucana) external link   •  On The Rooftop Garden external link   •  Salesforce Transbay Transit Center external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 15:46:56 Saturday 12 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 12 November 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4167
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Spiked Leaves
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The Monkey Puzzle Tree's branches were covered with thousands of spiked leaves.

Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria araucana) external link   •  On The Rooftop Garden external link   •  Salesforce Transbay Transit Center external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 15:47:07 Saturday 12 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 12 November 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4168
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Spiked Trunk
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The trunk of the Monkey Puzzle tree was not as spiked as its branches, but was still very spiky indeed.

Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria araucana) external link   •  On The Rooftop Garden external link   •  Salesforce Transbay Transit Center external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 15:47:09 Saturday 12 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 12 November 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4170
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