JOHN WILEY
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2012-07-14 10:46 AM |
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I wonder what it would be like to get hit by one of those falling from a height of 85 feet. Araucaria bidwillii (wiki) is an interesting tree, and now I'd like to taste one of those "pine" nuts. :P
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COMMENT 297525
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2012-07-14 11:30 AM |
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They are dangerous and can seriously hurt you if they fall on top of you, especially if it hits your head. These are rare trees, also known as Monkey Pine, our neighbor had one in their yard and we hated that thing because it made such a mess in the yard!
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COMMENT 297536
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2012-07-14 11:48 AM |
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Araucaria bidwillii is the Australian native Bunya Bunya tree, originally from Queensland, on east coast of Aus. The Monkey puzzle or Monkey pine is Araucaria araucana, from Andes (Chile, Argentina). Same genus, but not same trees. Cones on Bunya Bunya could be dangerous, but our City tree guys keep "on top" of it. 83 cones must be some kind of record.
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TAZ
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2012-07-14 12:39 PM |
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Spectacular!
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COMMENT 297582
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2012-07-14 01:28 PM |
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Aussies call them the "Widda-makahs".
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CAPTAIN HALEY
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2012-07-14 02:10 PM |
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Yeah. Don't park under that tree!
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COMMENT 297599
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2012-07-14 02:37 PM |
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Where can i get a seedling ??
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COMMENT 297536
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2012-07-14 02:39 PM |
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call me and c'mon over 569-1714
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ROGER DODGER
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2012-07-14 03:33 PM |
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Hate to get hit by one of those.
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COMMENT 297536
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2012-07-14 05:33 PM |
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Widow-makers! Aha! Just got that. Great comment.
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MTNDRIVER
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2012-07-14 07:44 PM |
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Unless you own a huge piece of property, you don't want one of these trees! It's like planting a coast redwood in your front yard, only a bit faster--pretty soon the whole house has disappeared behind the 4-foot diameter trunk and spreading branches--no sun in any windows on that side of the house ever. And then there are the cones, widow-makers indeed. Every year you either take your life in your hands walking under the tree during cone season, or you pay a lot to have an arborist go up and cut the things down. And then there are the dead branches--even the smallest ones covered with razor-sharp blade-like leaflets. Great tree to look at in a park, terrible choice for a normal house garden. There are some downtown on small city lots that completely dwarf the houses behind them.
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RIBES
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2012-07-14 08:20 PM |
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Good call, Mtndriver. Lovely to look at. Bad choice to grow.
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FLICKA
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2012-07-15 09:00 AM |
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Is there one at the Courthouse? Seems the big "nuts" were a problem.
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MTNDRIVER
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2012-07-16 12:37 PM |
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Yes, there is one at the Courthouse. Also in Alameda Park, a couple at UCSB, and at Lotusland. Good locations for a magnificent tree, except for the potential of cones falling.
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