I found one of these big monsters while on a walk here in California. I am guessing there's some rogue trees growing in that area. Never seen a pinecone this big before. Amazing. Thank you. This is exactly what I was looking for as I wanted to plant the whole pinecone but figured that wasn't right haha.
wow , this is interesting . they do take such a long time to grow . As a young child my brother's and sisters and I gathered and ate a lot of Bunya nuts in Mt Perry . Very yummy I can tell you . Very yummy
Yeah they are not the fastest growing tree, if you want to see an update of this tree as well as a better video on showing you how to grow them, you can check out my other video on this topic. I've yet to try the seeds but if I get my hands on anymore fresh seeds, I may consume some as I already have a few plants in my collection.
If you eat the seeds raw they will kill you or make you sick . The seeds have to be put in boiling water first still in the shell or roasted on hot coals to remove the toxins .
Hi Toby. I live in San Diego and found some bunya cones finally that fell on the ground at a mature tree. They are very rare out here. The cone wasn't quite as big as many that I have seen online and the seeds don't seem to be as big. The cones were old, brown and falling apart. It's very difficult to get the seeds out of the pieces that surround them. I did get one out and it floated in the water. I wonder if the seeds will be viable. They definitely don't look as large as what I have seen in pictures. Now that I think about it I wonder if it is a parana pine but too me it looked like a bunya. All the branches were cut off of one side of the tree probably because the apartment complex didn't like the cones or sharp foliage.
If it is floating, that is not good news as the seeds may not be viable. A good check is to give the seed a shake and if you feel something moving inside, it is definitely not viable.
@@TobyJin Hi Toby. The more I look at the photos I took and the trunk of the tree it is an araucaria angustufolia. It is a gigantic one. That is why the seeds and cones aren't quite as big. I have opened the cones and got 5 seeds out so far and they are all floating but nothing shaking around in the seed. I only know of two parana pines here in San Diego.
@Tobi Jin, I was wondering have folks been able to Clone these off Mature enought limbs to create Smaller bunya that are producing eatable seeds. I have heard these trees take a very long time time to mature, and was wondering if Cloning could shorten that time issue for me?
I am not sure about cloning off branches, I heard if you take cuttings off a side branch, it may be difficult to root as a cutting and even if it does root, it may not grow straight up for a couple of years. I also heard that it is best recommended that you grow these from seed by sowing straight in the ground because these are tall growing trees, they need to let that initial taproot go as deep as possible and not circle in the pot so that in future years, the tree will have good anchorage and not fall over. In terms of time, they usually produce cones after 15 years. The smallest tree I've seen cones on was around 7 - 10m tall and the cones usually develop on the apex regions.
Really that young huh? I had heard it took substantially longer for them to make eatable bunya nuts until they are almost 75yrs old or greater…my info could be out of date, or so miss read.
I am definitely sure it does not require 75 years for it to become mature and bear cones. When trees are young, they bear a symmetrical, conical shape and I have seen cones develop on trees with that shape before. Once they are old, they lose that conical shape and become very tall and look very different. However, back to the point, it does not take 75 years for the tree to grow cone as I am growing some more seeds that I found beneath a tree which was still quite young. I've read it usually takes around 15 years for it to mature and a single cone may take 3 years to mature.
Don’t give up on them yet, they send a taproot down into the soil and can stay there for almost a year before the green shoot comes up. The seeds I got were from cones on trees that may have been missed in the cone removal process. The fresher the seeds the better.
@@johnhamersly201 Propagation can refer to any method of plant reproduction (seeds, cutting, etc.). In terms of growing Bunyas from cuttings, I have never heard of someone do that before, I am not sure if it would root easily and even if it did root easily, because the shape and way the side branches grow, I would imagine it would be very difficult to grow out a leader. It's also noted that if it did root successfully, the cutting won't have a deep taproot to anchor the tree as compared to seed grown plants, hence I would recommend to grow from seeds if possible.
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I found one of these big monsters while on a walk here in California. I am guessing there's some rogue trees growing in that area. Never seen a pinecone this big before. Amazing. Thank you. This is exactly what I was looking for as I wanted to plant the whole pinecone but figured that wasn't right haha.
Well done mate
I found it a good idea to germinate them on a moist towel in a warm propagator...when they sprout,plant them out.
admire your patience!
wow , this is interesting . they do take such a long time to grow .
As a young child my brother's and sisters and I gathered and ate a lot of Bunya nuts in Mt Perry . Very yummy I can tell you .
Very yummy
Yeah they are not the fastest growing tree, if you want to see an update of this tree as well as a better video on showing you how to grow them, you can check out my other video on this topic. I've yet to try the seeds but if I get my hands on anymore fresh seeds, I may consume some as I already have a few plants in my collection.
If you eat the seeds raw they will kill you or make you sick . The seeds have to be put in boiling water first still in the shell or roasted on hot coals to remove the toxins .
@@johnhamersly201 Thanks for letting me know, I've always heard about them being eaten after they were cooked in some way.
Hi Toby. I live in San Diego and found some bunya cones finally that fell on the ground at a mature tree. They are very rare out here. The cone wasn't quite as big as many that I have seen online and the seeds don't seem to be as big. The cones were old, brown and falling apart. It's very difficult to get the seeds out of the pieces that surround them. I did get one out and it floated in the water. I wonder if the seeds will be viable. They definitely don't look as large as what I have seen in pictures. Now that I think about it I wonder if it is a parana pine but too me it looked like a bunya. All the branches were cut off of one side of the tree probably because the apartment complex didn't like the cones or sharp foliage.
If it is floating, that is not good news as the seeds may not be viable. A good check is to give the seed a shake and if you feel something moving inside, it is definitely not viable.
@@TobyJin Hi Toby. The more I look at the photos I took and the trunk of the tree it is an araucaria angustufolia. It is a gigantic one. That is why the seeds and cones aren't quite as big. I have opened the cones and got 5 seeds out so far and they are all floating but nothing shaking around in the seed. I only know of two parana pines here in San Diego.
Awesome Toby, did they survive?
The one in the video is still alive, currently I have 3 more on the way and I’m going to make another video when they germinate
@Tobi Jin, I was wondering have folks been able to Clone these off Mature enought limbs to create Smaller bunya that are producing eatable seeds. I have heard these trees take a very long time time to mature, and was wondering if Cloning could shorten that time issue for me?
I am not sure about cloning off branches, I heard if you take cuttings off a side branch, it may be difficult to root as a cutting and even if it does root, it may not grow straight up for a couple of years. I also heard that it is best recommended that you grow these from seed by sowing straight in the ground because these are tall growing trees, they need to let that initial taproot go as deep as possible and not circle in the pot so that in future years, the tree will have good anchorage and not fall over. In terms of time, they usually produce cones after 15 years. The smallest tree I've seen cones on was around 7 - 10m tall and the cones usually develop on the apex regions.
Really that young huh? I had heard it took substantially longer for them to make eatable bunya nuts until they are almost 75yrs old or greater…my info could be out of date, or so miss read.
I am definitely sure it does not require 75 years for it to become mature and bear cones. When trees are young, they bear a symmetrical, conical shape and I have seen cones develop on trees with that shape before. Once they are old, they lose that conical shape and become very tall and look very different. However, back to the point, it does not take 75 years for the tree to grow cone as I am growing some more seeds that I found beneath a tree which was still quite young. I've read it usually takes around 15 years for it to mature and a single cone may take 3 years to mature.
Yea i threw my first efford out and to my surpise they sprout the really tree in my dirt heap.
Yeah, they can take a while to come up, patience is the key. Were you able so save those and grow them on?
Ha nice
Is it possible t get some seeds , I have got 29 seeds from a friend but none of them are germinated
Don’t give up on them yet, they send a taproot down into the soil and can stay there for almost a year before the green shoot comes up. The seeds I got were from cones on trees that may have been missed in the cone removal process. The fresher the seeds the better.
I wonder if they grow from a cutting . Propagation it's called I think .
@@johnhamersly201 Propagation can refer to any method of plant reproduction (seeds, cutting, etc.). In terms of growing Bunyas from cuttings, I have never heard of someone do that before, I am not sure if it would root easily and even if it did root easily, because the shape and way the side branches grow, I would imagine it would be very difficult to grow out a leader. It's also noted that if it did root successfully, the cutting won't have a deep taproot to anchor the tree as compared to seed grown plants, hence I would recommend to grow from seeds if possible.
I sowed seeds in 2017, and have had baby bunyas sprouting every year since, including one that just broke ground this month (2022).