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Bunya nuts
I thought the group might like to see today's picture of the cone from
a Bunya (Araucaria bidwillii). http://www.box.net/shared/static/rqout10cgc.jpg The top of the lower picture shows the 4 cm long nut. The flesh is packed with nourishment, but is tasteless. It does not even have a hint of resin. The cones are falling from trees in Sydney's parks this month. Thousands upon thousands of Australians (and their dogs) die from fractured cranial bones every year. The authorities conspire to cover up the number. |
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Nice and impressive... and since I can t say no to some dark humor, it
's relieving to see that Australian flora is dangerous and aggresive too. Ο συντάκτης Richard Wright έγραψε: I thought the group might like to see today's picture of the cone from a Bunya (Araucaria bidwillii). http://www.box.net/shared/static/rqout10cgc.jpg The top of the lower picture shows the 4 cm long nut. The flesh is packed with nourishment, but is tasteless. It does not even have a hint of resin. The cones are falling from trees in Sydney's parks this month. Thousands upon thousands of Australians (and their dogs) die from fractured cranial bones every year. The authorities conspire to cover up the number. |
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I thought the group might like to see today's picture of the cone
from a Bunya (Araucaria bidwillii). http://www.box.net/shared/static/rqout10cgc.jpg The top of the lower picture shows the 4 cm long nut. The flesh is packed with nourishment, but is tasteless. It does not even have a hint of resin. If this is the same as the monkey-puzzle tree - they're used in Chilean cooking, you might ask local Chileans what they do with them. Araucaria-nut season is a big deal there. ==== j a c k at c a m p i n . m e . u k === http://www.campin.me.uk ==== Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800 739 557 CD-ROMs and free stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic fonts |
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On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:54:52 +0000, Jack Campin - bogus address
wrote: I thought the group might like to see today's picture of the cone from a Bunya (Araucaria bidwillii). http://www.box.net/shared/static/rqout10cgc.jpg The top of the lower picture shows the 4 cm long nut. The flesh is packed with nourishment, but is tasteless. It does not even have a hint of resin. If this is the same as the monkey-puzzle tree - they're used in Chilean cooking, you might ask local Chileans what they do with them. Araucaria-nut season is a big deal there. ==== j a c k at c a m p i n . m e . u k === http://www.campin.me.uk ==== Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800 739 557 CD-ROMs and free stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic fonts Not the same as the monkey-puzzle tree, but closely related. The tree grows best in the high country in SE Queensland. The time of harvest was important for Aborigines, since it offered an unfailing and concentrated food source for a lot of people for short period. The Bunya Nut forests were therefore a place for people to come to from far afield, for gossip and arranging marriages. There is an araucaria in Argentina that has a nut that looks identical to Araucaria bidwillii. The species are Gondwanaland survivals. A curious story attaches to one species (the Wollemi Pine - , which was recently discovered in a gorge near Sydney. Known from fossils, it was thought to have become extinct in the Tertiary. Less than 100 trees survived, in a single stand. We are not talking here about some subspecies of another araucaria, that only nitpicking experts recognise. It is instantly recognisable as a new species. Fortunately 'what to do' fell into the hands of some practical botanists. The authorities distributed cuttings and seeds around the world, so that there is now no risk of it becoming extinct. We have one growing in a pot that will serve as a Christmas tree for the first time this year. http://www.wollemipine.com/index.php |
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On Feb 16, 8:32*am, Richard Wright wrote:
On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:54:52 +0000, Jack Campin - bogus address wrote: I thought the group might like to see today's picture of the cone from a Bunya (Araucaria bidwillii). http://www.box.net/shared/static/rqout10cgc.jpg The top of the lower picture shows the 4 cm long nut. The flesh is packed with nourishment, but is tasteless. It does not even have a hint of resin. If this is the same as the monkey-puzzle tree - they're used in Chilean cooking, you might ask local Chileans what they do with them. *Araucaria-nut season is a big deal there. ==== j a c k *at *c a m p i n . m e . u k *=== *http://www.campin.me.uk ==== Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800 739 557 CD-ROMs and free stuff: *Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic fonts Not the same as the monkey-puzzle tree, but closely related. The tree grows best in the high country in SE Queensland. The time of harvest was important for Aborigines, since it offered an unfailing and concentrated food source for a lot of people for short period. The Bunya Nut forests were therefore a place for people to come to from far afield, for gossip and arranging marriages. There is an araucaria in Argentina that has a nut that looks identical to Araucaria bidwillii. The species are Gondwanaland survivals. A curious story attaches to one species (the Wollemi Pine - , which was recently discovered in a gorge near Sydney. Known from fossils, it was thought to have become extinct in the Tertiary. Less than 100 trees survived, in a single stand. We are not talking here about some subspecies of another araucaria, that only nitpicking experts recognise. It is instantly recognisable as a new species. Fortunately 'what to do' fell into the hands of some practical botanists. The authorities distributed cuttings and seeds around the world, so that there is now no risk of it becoming extinct. We have one growing in a pot that will serve as a Christmas tree for the first time this year. http://www.wollemipine.com/index.php Hello Can anyone tell me how to grow bunya? I came across a green cone a cople of weeks back and it is just starting to pull apart. Do I dry the seeds out for a while or can I plant straight from the cone? What conditions should I grow it under? How long will it take to germinate? Also, do I need to dry the seeds out like walnuts before eating them? Eat them raw or cooked, and if the later, how to cook them? Thanks for your help. Keith |
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