Araucaria araucana (monkey puzzle) tree.

No relative of any palm, btw.

This species is related to the more tender Norfolk Island pine, and Bunya bunya (A. bidwillii).., which is of intermediate hardiness to those two species. Monkey puzzle is hardy to a solid zone 7 climate but they resent excessive subtropical heat and humidity so are not as common in the East US as they might be in Europe or the West Coast. (On the East Coast, they are probably good up to Long Island, or maybe even extreme coastal, southern New England.)

P.S., They were once part of North American flora and date to prehistoric times (in modern times, all species are restricted to the Southern Hemisphere). Did you spot any dinosaurs as well? :)

Thank you very much!

btw.. its a conifer ... if im not mistaken.... ken

Yes it is a conifer!

Im in zone 7b Arkansas and i think i have seen 2 of these in my town. They are very rare.

"They are very rare."

Not here :-))

I saw a small one growing at a house not far from me. It died in the fall, not sure why but a good indication of the grower's knowledge (or serious lack of) was that other trees in the yard were topped. Other than that, I have never seen one in person. Also, I thought they were hardy to zone 9, not 7.

"It died in the fall, not sure why"

Nothing to be unsure of...would have died of root rot as 95% of the ones planted in eastern North America have done before it. And the remaining 4.99% are along the coast of New England or eastern Canada...and have died of winter cold! Only about 3 semi-mature ones are known, east of the Rockies.