We are in the process of updating our interactive GIS database with information for all our Dedicated Tree Honorees. For now, you can visit recent Tributees' pages using the links below.
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We are in the process of updating our interactive GIS database with information for all our Dedicated Tree Honorees. For now, you can visit recent Tributees' pages using the links below.
2023 Tributees
2022 Tributees
2021 Tributees
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Infradivision Gymnospermae
Family Name Araucariceae / araucarian
Botanical Name Araucaria bidwillii
Common Names bunya bunya / bunya pine
Native Continents Australia
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Native Range - J. Maiden in ‘Forest Flora of New South Wales’ 1889
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Fascinating Facts: The cones shed their seeds which are sweet before being perfectly ripe, and after that, resemble roasted chestnuts in taste. They are plentiful once in three years, and when the ripening season arrives… the aborigines assemble in large numbers from a great distance around, and feast upon them. Each tribe has its own particular set of trees, and of these, each family has a certain number allotted, which are handed down from generation to generation with great exactness…