Bunya Pine
Araucaria bidwillii
Araucariaceae · coniferous tree · introduced
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Plant Profile
Size & Form
Height
98–164 ft
Spread
20-30 ft
Growth Rate
Medium
Site Requirements
Light
Sun to Part Shade
Soil Drainage
Moist
Soil pH
4.5-8.5
Water
Moderate
Drought Tolerance
Moderate
Hardiness
Zones 8a–8b
Ornamental Interest
Origin
Queensland, Australia
Watch for this season
Pine needle scaleHigh
Crawler Emergence
Armillaria Root RotModerate
Active Below-ground Growth
Phytophthora Root RotModerate
Growing Season Stress Expression
Eriophyid miteModerate
Active Feeding & Gall Formation
Diseases: Regionally Documented (8)
Endocronartium harknessii Western Gall Rust Cronartium ribicola White Pine Blister Rust Phytophthora spp. (P Phytophthora Root Rot Lophodermium spp. Lophodermium Needle Cast Lophodermella concolor Lophodermella Needle Cast Elytroderma deformans Elytroderma Needle Cast Arceuthobium spp. (parasitic plant) Dwarf Mistletoe Armillaria spp. — primarily A Armillaria Root Rot
Pests: Regionally Documented (13)
Eriophyidae (family) Eriophyid mite Pineus strobi Pine bark adelgid Dioryctria spp. Coneworm Pine Aphid Pissodes strobi White pine weevil Tetranychidae Spider mite Synanthedon sequoiae Sequoia pitch moth Pine Needle Sheathminer Pine Sheath Miner Chionaspis pinifoliae Pine needle scale Pine Butterfly Coloradia pandora Pandora moth Dendroctonus ponderosae Mountain pine beetle Rhyacionia buoliana European pine shoot moth
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