The Bunya Pine A Strange, Impressive, and Useful Tree Owlcation

Bunya Bunya Pine Cone. Cone from Bunya Bunya tree The bunya pine grows to heights of 30 metres (100 feet) or more and is notable for the symmetrical structure of its branches and its immense dome-shaped leafy crown Early settlers in Australia recorded many forms of the name used by indigenous peoples, including Banza-tunza, Banua-tunya, boonya, bunyi, bahnua, bon-yi, banya bunya, bunnia, bunya-bunya, and bonyi-bonyi.The superficial similarity of these names suggests that native peoples knew it by much the same.

Araucaria bidwillii, commonly known as the bunya pine (/ ˈ b ʌ n j ə /), [4] banya [5] or bunya-bunya, is a large evergreen coniferous tree in the family Araucariaceae which is endemic to Australia.Its natural range is southeast Queensland with two very small, disjunct populations in northeast Queensland's World Heritage listed Wet Tropics.There are many planted specimens on the Atherton. Bunya Pine typically produces cones with nuts once the tree is around fifteen years old but may not produce cones at all at the warmer extremes of its range

Cone from Bunya Bunya tree

Bunya pine information confirms that the seeds in the cones are edible Courtesy of Leeton Lee In 2018, Lee decided to hold a free bunya workshop introducing the tree and its benefits. The bunya pine grows to heights of 30 metres (100 feet) or more and is notable for the symmetrical structure of its branches and its immense dome-shaped leafy crown

Araucaria 'Bunya Pine' 45L Hello Hello Plants. Bunya Pine typically produces cones with nuts once the tree is around fifteen years old but may not produce cones at all at the warmer extremes of its range The female cones can weigh up to 18 kg (40 pounds) and disintegrate when mature to release the large seeds.

Araucaria bidwillii cone Bunyabunya pine is related to th… Flickr. Mature bunya pine trees grow to 150 feet (45 m.) tall with straight, thick trunks and distinctive, symmetrical, dome-shaped crowns Early settlers in Australia recorded many forms of the name used by indigenous peoples, including Banza-tunza, Banua-tunya, boonya, bunyi, bahnua, bon-yi, banya bunya, bunnia, bunya-bunya, and bonyi-bonyi.The superficial similarity of these names suggests that native peoples knew it by much the same.