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| About the Author Carolyn3 Pine Mountain 14th February 2011 2:14pm #UserID: 4940 Posts: 1 View All Carolyn3's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Tansy Moorina, SE Qld 19th February 2011 12:12pm #UserID: 2446 Posts: 3 View All Tansy's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Phil@Tyalgum says... Often the bunya pine will set a cone with very few filled seeds inside, possibly due to wetter than normal weather affecting pollination. There is a history of them having a bumper third yearly crop, that was when local tribes traditionally had their bunyabunya feasts so it might be just an "off " year this time around. | About the Author PhilTyalgum2 Murwillumbah 19th February 2011 2:00pm #UserID: 3974 Posts: 6 View All PhilTyalgum2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 19th February 2011 9:58pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... That's interesting guys - a professional permaculturalist down the road here - is thinking of pulling out all her stone pines. She has quite a few and she/they have done everything right - but there is no pollination happening due to the local conditions (likely to hot/dry). It's a shame for her as the trees are quite mature. | About the Author amanda19 Gerladton. Mid West WA 20th February 2011 10:48am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author TyalgumPhil Murwillumbah 20th February 2011 11:37am #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author amanda19 Gerladton. Mid West WA 20th February 2011 11:42pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Peter Denton says... The wonderful thing about the bunya pine we planted about 12 years ago is the number of small birds that nest in it - it is so prickly they obviously feel safe from predators, especially cats! It is also a very stately tree, but no fruit yet. Peter Denton Author The Feast of the Bunya (Pembrooke Press)
| About the Author Peter Denton Pembrooke 22nd February 2011 10:27am #UserID: 4973 Posts: 1 View All Peter Denton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Jason Portland 22nd February 2011 11:44am #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Ady Hoddles Creek , Vic 31st July 2011 8:37am #UserID: 5181 Posts: 17 View All Ady's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso (smackin the middle) 31st July 2011 6:02pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... You need a big tree to support cones the size of the bonyi. Generally, once the tree is a good size (probably around 20yo) it will produce 'enough' in the off years. In the bumper years (usually every 4th year) you will have so many, you wont know what to do with them - Bunya soup, pesto, egg bunya and potato slad, bunya pasta, in place of pine nuts - You, and everyone you know , will be completely sick of bunya. I ended up trowing a good amount of mine in the yard as mulch at the tail end of last season. Now I have hundreds of little tubers in the ground. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 1st August 2011 9:32am #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author MaryT Sydney 1st August 2011 11:16am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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