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Message: [QUOTE="The Preserver, post: 202020, member: 10249"] [CENTER] [B][FONT=arial][SIZE=7]Narrow Leaf Araucaria[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] ( Araucaria subulata ) [IMG]https://www.ugiardinudilisuli.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/21Araucaria-subulata-D.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://www.ugiardinudilisuli.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2vue-sur-merD.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.baumkunde.de/forum/download/file.php?id=55184&sid=dfba0b004601ed818cbc89c0f819d81c[/IMG] [IMG]https://www.ugiardinudilisuli.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/22A.-subulata-c%C3%B4ne-femelleD.jpg[/IMG] [/CENTER] Conifers of the Araucariaceae appear in the fossil record around 220 million years ago, roughly at the same time as the less successful Sciadopityaceae. They once had a very wide cosmopolitan distribution, but are now restricted almost entirely to the southern hemisphere. Many species of Araucarians were historically used for lumber, and many also produce edible nuts. All of them, save for one species, are strictly tropical. It would be very hard for me to say which family of conifers are my favorite, but what I do know for sure is that the Araucarians rank very high on my list. They just look so alien, like from another planet completely. The species I decided to feature here is one of the lesser known ones. From the island of New Caledonia, A. subulata is one of the largest endemic species there. It resembles the famous Norfolk Island Pine (also an Araucarian) in its overall shape. A little known fact is that over half of all the world's extant species of Araucarians occur only in New Caledonia. There are numerous other species on the island that are perhaps even more distinct in their appearance than this one but, for some reason I just happen to like this one a little more - I'm not sure why, I just do. Maybe it's the perfect symmetry that it exhibits in the photos? Either way, it is truly a beautiful tree. A. subulata is currently listed as near threatened by IUCN...need to start taking better care of those forests people! [URL]https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/30991/9590110[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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