Bunya Pine

Mowbullan, Queensland, Australia

Bunya Pine (Araucaria bidwillii) in gardens of Fundacin Simon I. Patino, Pairumani, near Cochabamba, Bolivia. Photographed on 4 December 2008.www.inaturalist.org/observations/53801141

Thanks to Anita Gould for the correct identification of this tree. I carried a dog-eared photo of this very distinctive-looking tree around the world, including up and down the California coast, for 20+ years without being able to learn what species it is. It is on Broadway St. in the heart of Santa Maria, CA, directly opposite the Santa Maria Inn. Locals dont know what it is, and a quite a few people who work within a few scores of meters of the tree claim to have never noticed it. I have not seen another like it in the USA, the Mediterranean area, Europe, East Africa, South or Southeast Asia, or Oceania. Ignore the low, scrubby trees in the foreground. As nearly as I can remember, this tree looks exactly as it did when I first saw it some 25 years ago.

Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia

Kuto, Sud, Nouvelle-Caldonie

Mowbullan, Queensland, Australia

Kuto, Sud, Nouvelle-Caldonie

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Kuto, Sud, Nouvelle-Caldonie

Sud, Nouvelle-Caldonie

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Bunya Pine (Araucaria bidwillii) in gardens of Fundacin Simon I. Patino, Pairumani, near Cochabamba, Bolivia. Photographed on 4 December 2008.www.inaturalist.org/observations/53801141

Sud, Nouvelle-Caldonie

Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia

Kuto, Sud, Nouvelle-Caldonie

Species: Araucaria bidwillii Hook. Date: 2012-01-03 Location: La Rochelle Botanic Garden Habitat: Planted in garden