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This poem by Pablo Neruda describes the araucaria, a native tree of Chile, as a symbol of the nature and culture of Chile. Neruda praises the beauty and longevity of the araucaria, and also celebrates its edible fruit that once fed the Mapuche indigenous people. The poem ends by reflecting on how the araucaria would open "like a wooden rose" to provide food for the Mapuche in the past.

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