Araucaria

History and Stories of the Araucaria Trees

1. Bunya Bunya at 123 Walnut Avenue, Mill Valley, California Purchased by the original owners at the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco

2. Araucaria

3. Our Bunya Bunya ( araucaria bidwillii ) at 123 Walnut Avenue, Mill Valley, California Purchased by the original owners at the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco

4. Diorama of an Araucaria Forest 200 Million Years Ago

5. Araucaria Trees and Dinosaurs (from the program Walking with Dinosaurs )

6. Petrified Arizona Araucaria 225,000,000 years ago

7. This silicified araucaria mirabilis cone comes from the Patagonia region of Argentina. The above specimen came from a site that was buried by a volcanic eruption approximately 160 million years ago. We can still see the seeds around the edges of the cone’s interior and the fibrous tissues surrounding them because of the extremely slow and uniform process of silicification.

8. Araucaria Bidwillii (Bunya Bunya)

9. Cones and Birds in our Bunya Bunya Tree How many cones can you find?

10. Bunya Bunya Cone Size Comparison

11. Bunya Bunya Cone Details

12. Warning Signs! Brisbane, Australia San Francisco, California

13. Bunya Bunya top guitar by Cole Clark

14. The Bunya Bunya Feast Celebrated by the Aborigines until the end of the 19th century Revived today in Australia

15. Bunya-Bunya Feast Millions of Years Ago and Today

16. Helpful Notes from a Bunya Bunya Net Recipe http://aviculturalsocietynsw.org/_articles/plant-bunya-pine.htm#.XYWZnS-ZMc0 "The first involves boiling the nuts for half an hour or so on the stove, or cooking them in the microwave for a shorter period. Do not put bunya nuts in the microwave by themselves, as they will explode. The microwave method is quicker, probably uses less energy and can be used with smaller quantities of nuts. Once you have boiled the nuts, use a pair of needle nose pliers to remove the shell. It is easiest if you use a set with a thin nose, as you have to jam one of the jaws into the pointy end of the nut. Once you’ve done that, grip onto the end of the shell and pull it off the nut. You can also rotate the pliers to roll up the shell, like those old sardine cans. The nuts can then be eaten as is, or used in cooking. It doesn’t seem to harm the eating quality if you cook them twice. "Another method is to put a nut onto a block of wood and chop it in half with a machete. A meat clever or tomahawk may be a suitable substitute. You need to do a clean cut all or most of the way through the nut. Obviously, do not attempt to hold the nut while chopping it and keep your free hand well away.”Make a clean cut all or most of the way through the nut. Obviously, do not attempt to hold the nut while chopping it and keep your free hand well away."

17. Bunya Bunya Art

18. Bunya Bunya Python

19. Bunya Bunya Spirit

20. Sydney Opera House and Bunya-Bunya Branchlet

21. Other Members of the Araucaria Family Araucaria heterophylla Araucaria angustifolia Wollemia nobilis Araucaria humboltensis Araucaria rulei Araucaria Araucana

22. The Araucaria Humboltensis grows wild in only three parks in New Caledonia. A Rare Araucaria Humboltensis in New Caledonia Preserve

23. One of the Rarest Araucaria: Araucaria Nemorosa Only 5,000 remaining in one forest, New Caledonia

24. Araucaria rulei , New Caledonia The Araucaria rulei grows almost exclusively in areas rich in nickel where the exploitation of the land has placed this tree in the endangered category.

25. The Threat to Araucaria in New Caledonia: Nickel Mines A Nickel Mining Site in New Caledonia

26. The Rarest Araucaria: Wollemia Nobilis Discovered in New South Wales, Australia, 1994 Fewer than 100 Wollemia trees are now growing in the wild

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28. Cook Island Pines in a Village, Lanai

29. Araucaria Columnaris (Cook Island Pine): male cones

30. Leaning Cook Island Trees https://www.newscientist.com/article/2133476-the-strange-cook-pine-trees-that-always-lean-towards-the-equator/

31. Small Cook Island Pines are used as Christmas trees in India:

32. Cook Pine Vase and Translucent Bowl

33. Norfolk Pine

34. Norfolk Pine Vase and Translucent Bowl

35. Araucaria Augustifolia (Brazilian Pine)

36. Growth of Araucaria Augustifolia (Brazilian Pine)

37. Brazilian Pine Bonsai Forest

38. Brazilian Araucaria Augustifolia Sunset

39. Brazilian Araucaria Augustifolia by Horst Schnepper

40. Brazilian Araucaria Augustifolia Tattoo

41. Monkey Puzzle Forest, Chile

42. Monkey Puzzle Tatoos

43. “”” The most common pharmacological activity of Araucaria in modern medicines is anti-inflammatory. It also possesses other pharmacological activities such as antiulcer, antiviral, neuro-protective, anti-depressant and anti-coagulant.” — Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research “” Medical Uses of Araucaria Trees

44. Araucaria Branchlets