Bunya pines and their enormous nuts.

[Stihlmadd]

 

[jmcscrap]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Stihlmadd]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing.

thank you ,

I have a vested interest after I acquired this beauty at the botanical gardens during a work stint.

 

[Crimsonking]

That was great! Thanks for the education.

 

[jmcscrap]

thank you ,

I have a vested interest after I acquired this beauty at the botanical gardens during a work stint.

How long before they start producing cones? Have you been able climb one of those?

 

[Stihlmadd]

How long before they start producing cones? Have you been able climb one of those?

I don't actually know without looking it up
(embarrassing but true)

and yes I have had the misfortune of climbing one ,
an experience I hope never to have to repeat.
those leaves cut you up like mini box cutter blades.

 

[SeanRuel]

Really interesting, thanks! Their growth habit reminds me of Monkey Puzzle trees, similarly spiky?

 

[Stihlmadd]

Really interesting, thanks! Their growth habit reminds me of Monkey Puzzle trees, similarly spiky?

yah same family
Bunya - Araucaria bidwillii,
Monkey puzzle - Araucaria araucana

 

[SeanRuel]

Yeah plant taxonomy!

 

[evo]

What kind of ecology and conditions do they grow in? Looks like a fun tree

 

[ConeCollector]

What kind of ecology and conditions do they grow in? Looks like a fun tree

SelecTree: A Tree Selection Guide

selectree.calpoly.edu

USDA zone 9-10

I’ve see a number around the San Francisco Bay Area. There was a great article in Western Arborist a few years ago. I’ll see if I can excavate it

 

[evo]

SelecTree: A Tree Selection Guide

selectree.calpoly.edu

USDA zone 9-10

I’ve see a number around the San Francisco Bay Area. There was a great article in Western Arborist a few years ago. I’ll see if I can excavate it

Sounds like they might grow up here if you can get them established. Interesting!

 

[oldoakman]

Very informative and interesting. I'd like to make a trip there some day.