Attention landscapers: Australian Pine Tree

Sean Freeman · 17th June 2007, 12:44 AM

Introducing what is possibly the world's most beautiful small/medium pine tree:

Daintree Pine - Gymnostoma australianum (in the causaurina family)

Check out this little beauty..natural conical shape no pruning required, no spines or prickles, has an incredible grip on the ground you won't believe it I didn't!!

Grows in full sun, from tropical NQ down to Victoria 0 - 40'C excessive wet and dry! I kid you not!! Has no known pests or diseases Has no need for stakes will ultimately grow to 3 - 6m high

The next time you have someone you know who wants a conifer or similar shaped small medium tree think about this little beauty, it even has flushes of brilliant lime green...loves growing in tubs and pots. It is a relic plant from the past just like the Wallemi pine. It would work as an excellent screening plant, or median strip planting.

It is being grown in commercial quantities by
Plant Source Australia PTY Ltd
22 Pyne St Edmonton
Cairns
Queensland
Australia
Tel. 07 40452522
fax. 07 40452377

email psa@llg.com.au

Ekka · 17th June 2007, 12:47 AM

Better than those Thujas eh?

Hey, what is mature ht and spread?

a_lopa · 17th June 2007, 01:36 AM

looks good might get one myself.

Sean Freeman · 17th June 2007, 01:55 AM

Mature height in NQ 6m by around 2.5m at the base, in colder climates like Victoria more like 3m X 1.5m. I'd never seen or heard of this tree till I went up to Cairns on Friday, this wasn't even the stock I was assessing, but it just blew me away, why would anyone ever grow another conifer in Oz?

This little tree is quite amazing, the one in the photo is 2m high and I couldn't bend the stem more than 10 degrees from vertical...this is one tough baby. It might take a while to take off, but remember you saw it here first.

a_lopa · 17th June 2007, 01:56 AM

Conifer hedges are out of hand down here,i agree looks great!

Ekka · 17th June 2007, 02:38 AM

That's a legend little tree.

http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=BT99006

And have a look at the tiny place it lives in.

http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flo...20australianum

I might whack one in myself.

mdvaden · 20th June 2007, 12:18 AM

The color sure is nice.

Are you saying that its natural habitat is limited to that one little blip of a spot on the map?

Ekka · 20th June 2007, 01:35 AM

Yeah that's it, that little blip.

Wollemi pine is the same, thought once extinct it was only found some 10 years ago in a remote gorge in the Blue Mountains. Apparently quite a hike and some keen adventurers bush walking found them, didn't recognize the species and had a sample ID'd.

17th June 2007, 12:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,915	Better than those Thujas eh? Hey, what is mature ht and spread? __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

17th June 2007, 01:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
a_lopa Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Drouin Posts: 876	looks good might get one myself. __________________ Free Tree Industry Link Directory Drouin tree lopping, land clearing and stump removals

17th June 2007, 01:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,671	Mature height in NQ 6m by around 2.5m at the base, in colder climates like Victoria more like 3m X 1.5m. I'd never seen or heard of this tree till I went up to Cairns on Friday, this wasn't even the stock I was assessing, but it just blew me away, why would anyone ever grow another conifer in Oz? This little tree is quite amazing, the one in the photo is 2m high and I couldn't bend the stem more than 10 degrees from vertical...this is one tough baby. It might take a while to take off, but remember you saw it here first. __________________ Sean Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper, That we may record our emptiness. - Kahlil Gibran

17th June 2007, 01:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
a_lopa Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Drouin Posts: 876	Conifer hedges are out of hand down here,i agree looks great! __________________ Free Tree Industry Link Directory Drouin tree lopping, land clearing and stump removals

17th June 2007, 02:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,915	That's a legend little tree. http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=BT99006 And have a look at the tiny place it lives in. http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flo...20australianum I might whack one in myself. __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

20th June 2007, 12:18 AM	#7 (permalink)
mdvaden Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 543	The color sure is nice. Are you saying that its natural habitat is limited to that one little blip of a spot on the map? __________________ ____________________________________ Grove of Redwood TITANS Oregon BIGOOT trap

20th June 2007, 01:35 AM	#8 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,915	Yeah that's it, that little blip. Wollemi pine is the same, thought once extinct it was only found some 10 years ago in a remote gorge in the Blue Mountains. Apparently quite a hike and some keen adventurers bush walking found them, didn't recognize the species and had a sample ID'd. __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

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