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bunya
a tall dome-shaped Australian coniferous tree, Araucaria bidwillii, having edible cones (bunya nuts) and thickish flattened needles


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At Cambria there is a formal garden with roses and a Bunya Bunya tree for background.
Under the Spell of Ages. Australian Country Gardens by M A R G I N: life & letters in early Australia
The araucarias (notably the Bunya Bunya, the Hoop pine and the Norfolk Island pine) were favoured for their dark foliage and great height; some saw them as bizarre symbols of civilised dominance in the wilderness', (17) but emphasis was placed on the more cherished species from home.
Expanding aesthetic boundaries in Australian garden design by Harvey, Georgia / Traffic (Parkville)
We also noticed good specimens of Bunya Bunya, Cypresses, and Paulonia imperialis, the leaves of which measured some twenty inches across; taking into consideration the many specimens we saw of this plant, we confidently recommend it for general planting.
Drummoyne: a nineteenth century garden by Gelding, John / M A R G I N: life & letters in early Australia
 
 
 
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