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Re: Araucaria sp.

Could it be Cook's Pine (Araucaria columnaris)?  It has a narrowly columnar
habit, with a pointed crown, and often a bit of a lean.  Bark papery and
peeling.
I have a book which says that in the parkland at the corner of Barrack
Street and St. Georges Terrace, Perth, there are examples of the four most
common Araucarias.  Might be worth a look.

Mary
-----Original Message-----
From: Julius & Beverly Elischer <elischer@town.nd.edu.au>
To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Date: Friday, June 19, 1998 4:35 PM
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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