Araucaria bidwillii - Bunya-Bunya Tree

They are magnificent aren't they?

They are magnificent! The most beautiful one I've ever seen was in the San Francisco Bay Area City of Hayward at the main library. It is probably twice this size of this posted tree and the most beautifully symmetrical Bunya-Bunya tree I've ever seen....and I believe it's on the list of the most exceptional trees in California.

It has a heavy duty lath structure around and below the tree. Because the cones could kill someone if one fell on them. The cones weigh up to 18 pounds / 8.2 kg

Ouch! That could do some damage.

Marguerite:

Thanks for sharing all the very interesting information with the GoY members.

They are beautiful ancient trees from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.

I do remember reading a lot of this information years ago...and was so very interested in any tree in the Araucariaceae family. Luckily, we can grow virtually all genera and species here in California. Although there's some species that are not very common. Balboa Park has the largest amount of species I've seen growing in California. (not to say it is the largest species collection in the state)

The information on the Hayward Bunya-Bunya tree was very interesting also. They build a steel lath structure below the tree years ago...because one cone that feel from this tree weighed almost 28 lbs/ 12.7 kg and almost killed someone. It was in the newspaper and T.V. News in the late 1970's.

Is this the same Araucaria Angustifolia?

Aleyna:

Araucaria angustifolia - Candelabra Pine or Pinheiro-do-paraná...is a different species. There's many species of Araucaria, and they are all native to the Southern Hemisphere.

This tree grows in California also...actually most Araucaria species grow very well in California. Although some species are more common than others.

That has to be near a record for the state. Very tall.