Re: Araucaria sp.

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• To: m*@ucdavis.edu
• Subject: Re: Araucaria sp.
• From: d*@ilsham.demon.co.uk (David Poole)
• Date: Sat, 20 Jun 1998 05:55:56 GMT
• References: <358A13A3.1A4E@town.nd.edu.au>

On Fri, 19 Jun 1998 15:30:43 +0800, you wrote:

>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.) 

From your description, it sounds almost certain that you are talking
about the Bunya-Bunya Pine - Araucaria bidwillii.  In fact, thinking
about it, I would put hard cash on betting it is.

David Poole

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