Thank you! As they get older, the lower branches fall off and those markings on the trunk are what are left behind.
Javier commented below that in Spanish the tree is called Pewen (Monkey Puzzle is an english colonised name). I searched Pewen and came across this beautiful trailer based on a documentary about the tree- I think you'll like it too.
What an AMAZING tree, Jane! I’m in love. Reminds me of my Seeing sweet gum Tree on steroids with all those eyes. She’s watching the world destroy itself for hundreds of years. The video at the end made me cry.
They really are ❤️ Watching the video made me really emotional too. The trees I see here are in isolation, as garden ornaments, not placed within those magnificent forests full of their own kind. Thank you for your lovely words (and for reading!) xx
What a fabulous first read as I eat my breakfast! I am off to teach beautiful children today and your words have set me up with curious thoughts to put to them and get their young minds searching. Thank you again Jane for sharing xx
What an incredible tree. I am smitten by all the eyes in her trunk. Thank you for the introduction, Jane.
Thank you! As they get older, the lower branches fall off and those markings on the trunk are what are left behind.
Javier commented below that in Spanish the tree is called Pewen (Monkey Puzzle is an english colonised name). I searched Pewen and came across this beautiful trailer based on a documentary about the tree- I think you'll like it too.
I just added it into the main post:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqJm0RSQyMg
xx
What an AMAZING tree, Jane! I’m in love. Reminds me of my Seeing sweet gum Tree on steroids with all those eyes. She’s watching the world destroy itself for hundreds of years. The video at the end made me cry.
They really are ❤️ Watching the video made me really emotional too. The trees I see here are in isolation, as garden ornaments, not placed within those magnificent forests full of their own kind. Thank you for your lovely words (and for reading!) xx
What a fabulous first read as I eat my breakfast! I am off to teach beautiful children today and your words have set me up with curious thoughts to put to them and get their young minds searching. Thank you again Jane for sharing xx
Thank you so much Karyn- I love this so much! xx
we call it Pewén.
Javier, I so appreciate this knowledge, thank you! I searched Pewén after you commented and came across this doco trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqJm0RSQyMg
Thank you for letting me know! xx
that was narrated by Joel Maripil a Mapuche singer in his native language : Mapuzungun.
The Pewén tree is so central to the lives of peoples from the mountains thay they called themselves as such : Pewenche " peoples of the pewen"
DId you know that this tree is also one of the few that is gendered? there are males and females.
Yes, I read this on my reading travels (the gendered part).
The trailer is gorgeous- thank you for sharing all this information. It’s made my day learning more ❤️
the full doc (30min) is here https://vimeo.com/551252281
I'm already looking forward to watch it :D
Snap! I found this also when I realised the other was a trailer- I've saved it to watch later too! 😀
I loved learning about this tree. Excelent!
Thank you so much for reading Mary! 🍃❤️
I love trees and good writing! How did I misspell excellent? 🤣
I thought it was excelent. Adds personal flair 😆💃
Fascinating. Thank you :)
Thank you for reading Jane! xx