Tropicals, Woody > Araucaria > Araucaria bidwillii > Araucaria bidwillii
Araucaria bidwillii
Bunya Pine
Origin: Southeast Queensland, Australia.
| Family |
| Araucariaceae |
| Genus |
| Araucaria |
| Species |
| bidwillii |
| Category |
| Tropicals, Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H4 - H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -7 - (-1) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 20 - 30 |
| Height |
| 30 - 45 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Shape |
| Narrow becoming broadly domed with age. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Bark is thick, brownish-black, resinous and peeling. |
| Leaf Description |
| Juvenile leaves are hard and glossy-green, spirally arranged, showing in 2 rows ranging from 0.5 - 2 cm. Mature leaves grow to 2 - 3 cm and are overlapping, glossy, pungent, rigid and woody. |
| Flower Description |
| Male flowers grow from 15 - 17 cm. |
| Fruit Description |
| Female cones are pineapple-like and grow from 25 - 30 cm. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Caerhays Castle, Goran, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
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