Is Monkey Puzzle Tree Protected?

English naturalist Archibald Menzies brought the first monkey puzzle tree to Europe in the 1790s. ... Indeed, monkey puzzle is considered endangered and is protected by CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.

Is it illegal to cut down a monkey puzzle tree?

It's illegal to cut down a wild monkey puzzle tree in its native habitat, but unfortunately this law is often disobeyed. The Araucaria araucana population is becoming fragmented as trees are destroyed.

Are Monkey Puzzle trees a protected species?

Fortunately it was protected by a Tree Preservation Order. This is a story that is told repeatedly across the UK, and not all the monkey puzzles are lucky enough to be preserved by a TPO. ... How the magnificent monkey puzzle tree has fallen from grace.