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RE: Araucaria sp.

Could this be a Bunya Pine?
> Araucaria  bidwilli 
> 
which is different to the Monkey Puzzle Tree  A. araucana

or am I mixing my common names  :-)

anyway there are some very large examples or A. bidwilii in Kings Park
and the Perth Zoo.

Cheers, Rod

Rod Randall
Weed Risk Assessment
Weed Science Group, Agriculture Western Australia
Home Page  http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/progserv/plants/weeds/Weedsci.htm

             "I weed..."

> ----------
> From: 	Julius & Beverly Elischer
> Reply To: 	elischer@town.nd.edu.au
> Sent: 	Friday, 19 June 1998 3:30 PM
> To: 	medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> Subject: 	Araucaria sp.
> 
> Do we have among our many erudite Medit-planters an expert on
> Araucaria?
> I have spotted in a local (Nedlands, Perth) garden a couple of trees
> which are not quite like the ubiquitous Norfolk Island Pine (A.
> heterophylla) or the Hoop Pine (A. cunninghamii), but obviously
> closely
> related to both. The most noticeable difference is that the branchlets
> are much shorter - only about 4-5cm long, but thickish. The bark seems
> to peel off in sheets and the upper trunk is bare. (It's not a Monkey
> Puzzle, either, I'm sure.) My bump of curiosity has received a severe
> knock. I suppose I could beard the owners in their den, but I haven't
> got my courage up to do this. They might not even know anyway! 
> 
> Hopefully,
> 
> Beverly
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Beverly Elischer
> Perth, Western Australia
> Ph. +61 8 9386 5244
>
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