Neither...I have a friend who had a nursery and she has given me a lot of plants, mostly in good shape, but also some that were going to be tossed and I just have to give them a chance...lol...this one has no tag and she didn't remember what it is. I think you may be right though...stunted and twisted as it is, the branches do look to be opposing and those little 'balls' are on the branch terminals. I needed to know before I stuck it in the ground somewhere...it had that look of a tree that was going to shoot up...lol...and I have no room for an araucaria, bit I will bump it up into a big pot and baby it and see what becomes of it. Then someone else may be able to use it. The first time I saw the Monkey Puzzles was when we moved to Washington and I was fascinated by them...now we've moved to far Northern California and I find them grown a lot here. I see that they can be grown on small city lots and also do not blow over in our often high winds.
Thanks, Lori...I'll never be as smart as you...lol..
