trioderob 297 Report post Posted November 1, 2010 is there any plant in the world more prehistoric looking than a E. LATIFRONS ? I rest my case : 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BS Man about Palms 2,337 Report post Posted November 2, 2010 E. woodii Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carver 38 Report post Posted November 2, 2010 That's sweet! Where is that photo from? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moose 1,465 Report post Posted November 2, 2010 E. woodii Bill - your scaring the children. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric in Orlando 3,919 Report post Posted November 2, 2010 along with Araucaria rulei and Angiopteris evecta Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin 632 Report post Posted November 3, 2010 I still think that Gunneras look the most prehistoric, but this is right up there. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edbrown_III 165 Report post Posted November 3, 2010 along with Araucaria rulei and Angiopteris evecta Eric, Can yo post any photos of the Araucaria rulei ? Are you growing this in Orlando? Best regards Ed Brown Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric in Orlando 3,919 Report post Posted November 4, 2010 along with Araucaria rulei and Angiopteris evecta Eric, Can yo post any photos of the Araucaria rulei ? Are you growing this in Orlando? Best regards Ed Brown Here are a few I found online. I have a couple seedlings I germinated a few months ago but none outdoors yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric in Orlando 3,919 Report post Posted November 4, 2010 along with Araucaria rulei and Angiopteris evecta Eric, Can yo post any photos of the Araucaria rulei ? Are you growing this in Orlando? Best regards Ed Brown Here are a few I found online. I have a couple seedlings I germinated a few months ago but none outdoors yet. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edbrown_III 165 Report post Posted November 4, 2010 Now thats a tree! Do you think they woud do better thatn the Wollemi pine--- I am running out of space for big trees here--- I might not be able to plant more than one in my future. Best regards Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edbrown_III 165 Report post Posted November 5, 2010 Dicksonia forest in Bolivia --- beautiful and prehistoric --- Offered to keep the thread going Best regards Ed 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan 64 Report post Posted November 8, 2010 As Ed said, to keep it going.... ....Richea pandanifolia, Tasmania....a very big heath! Ripped from the net! 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edbrown_III 165 Report post Posted November 8, 2010 thanks what are these Pandanus or yucca? Best regards Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Urban Rainforest 157 Report post Posted November 9, 2010 Eric in Orlando beat me to it but I agree that Angiopteris Evecta is probably the most prehistoric plant I have seen. They look like some kind of missing link between a Fern and a Cycad. Also they are HUGE and have petioles as big around as your arm! Stevo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan 64 Report post Posted November 9, 2010 thanks what are these Pandanus or yucca? Best regards Ed Neither Ed - they are literally a type of giant heath or Epacrid. Not related to Pandanus or Yucca, but the common name here is Pandani, I guess because the early botanists thought they looked like a Pandanus. These things are far from tropical. They grow at about 1000m (3000') altitude in the mountains of Tasmania at 42 degrees south and are often covered in snow for weeks on end. Slow growing and difficult to keep alive in a garden, although apparently easier in a pot for some reason. They can grow to about 12m (40') high eventually. Cheers, Jonathan 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Madchemis 7 Report post Posted November 9, 2010 is there any plant in the world more prehistoric looking than a E. LATIFRONS ? I rest my case : Just an additional comment that arenarius, horridus, and trispinosus all fall in the same family being very spiny and horrific looking. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sur4z 373 Report post Posted November 9, 2010 How about the xanthorrhoea glauca. These dudes can live 600 years so they really are prehistoric!! 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moose 1,465 Report post Posted November 28, 2015 On 11/3/2010, 6:59:47, edbrown_III said: Eric, Can yo post any photos of the Araucaria rulei ? Are you growing this in Orlando? Best regards Ed Brown Eric - did they make it into the ground? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cycadjungle 89 Report post Posted November 29, 2015 This one looks pretty prehistoric http://s3.amazonaws.com/siteninja/site-ninja1-com/1350424897/original/Botanical_Tours-Mexico-Nature-Tours-Dioon-merolae-Jeff.jpg?1399506398 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew92 897 Report post Posted September 10, 2016 On 11/4/2010, 8:35:00, Eric in Orlando said: Here are a few I found online. I have a couple seedlings I germinated a few months ago but none outdoors yet. Hey Eric, do you still have this one? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric in Orlando 3,919 Report post Posted September 10, 2016 We have 4 Araucaria rulei planted out at Leu Gardens. The largest is about 4 ft tall. I will get some photos on Monday. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew92 897 Report post Posted September 11, 2016 1 hour ago, Eric in Orlando said: We have 4 Araucaria rulei planted out at Leu Gardens. The largest is about 4 ft tall. I will get some photos on Monday. Awesome, would love to see them. Speaking of which, I really need to get down there in person sometime soon. Only time I went was in 2007: and having just moved down from Illinois, wasn't as aware of the many tropical trees/plants and palms. In fact, we must have bypassed those areas as mostly what I remember were the nice live/laurel oak canopy throughout and more native plants/trees. I do however remember seeing an Araucaria there: all I remember was that the label said "Monkey puzzle." It was about 15 feet high and looked healthy so it must have been either bidwilli or angustifolia. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric in Orlando 3,919 Report post Posted September 12, 2016 I stand corrected, we have 3 Araucaria rulei planted out at Leu Gardens; 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Las Palmas Norte 239 Report post Posted September 12, 2016 The Wollemi pine is definitely prehistoric. Mine stands about 7' tall and has been in ground for about 7 years from a 2 gal. 18" tall plant. Wollemia nobilis 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric in Orlando 3,919 Report post Posted September 13, 2016 That is an awesome specimen! I wish Wollemia nobilis would grow here. There is some hope, it has been grafted onto Agathis robusta rootstock and so far has been growing in Florida. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric in Orlando 3,919 Report post Posted September 13, 2016 On 9/10/2016, 8:24:33, Opal92 said: Awesome, would love to see them. Speaking of which, I really need to get down there in person sometime soon. Only time I went was in 2007: and having just moved down from Illinois, wasn't as aware of the many tropical trees/plants and palms. In fact, we must have bypassed those areas as mostly what I remember were the nice live/laurel oak canopy throughout and more native plants/trees. I do however remember seeing an Araucaria there: all I remember was that the label said "Monkey puzzle." It was about 15 feet high and looked healthy so it must have been either bidwilli or angustifolia. I just posted this over in a conifer forum, It is photos of Araucariaceae (Araucaria and Agathis) specimens here at Leu Gardens. http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/4159372/m=3/araucariaceae-collection-at-leu-gardens-agathis-and-araucaria 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palm Tree Jim 1,006 Report post Posted September 13, 2016 On 11/28/2015, 6:55:53, cycadjungle said: This one looks pretty prehistoric http://s3.amazonaws.com/siteninja/site-ninja1-com/1350424897/original/Botanical_Tours-Mexico-Nature-Tours-Dioon-merolae-Jeff.jpg?1399506398 Awesome picture! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tracy 4,605 Report post Posted September 13, 2016 On 11/1/2010, 7:10:29, BS Man about Palms said: E. woodii On 11/9/2010, 7:49:05, Madchemis said: Just an additional comment that arenarius, horridus, and trispinosus all fall in the same family being very spiny and horrific looking. On 11/1/2010, 3:59:19, trioderob said: is there any plant in the world more prehistoric looking than a E. LATIFRONS ? Since there were a couple of responses indicating a preference for E woodii, and the Cape blue Encephalartos, I thought I would toss my hat into the ring with this juvenile Encephalartos horridus x woodii. While none of the blue of mama Encephalartos, it does have her nice twisted structure and recurved leaves. It looks like something only a dinosaur would munch on, not something I could imagine any wild or domestic Bovinae eating today. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew92 897 Report post Posted September 18, 2016 On 9/12/2016, 11:35:12, Eric in Orlando said: I stand corrected, we have 3 Araucaria rulei planted out at Leu Gardens; Nice looking plants, thanks for sharing the pics. I remember reading that in their native environment they like to grow in soil with nickel!? Regardless of that, they seem to be thriving in the soil there at Leu. I wonder what it's actual cold hardiness is. Realistically, it probably is the same or even more tender than heterophylla. Although since it hasn't been trialed much at all from what I've read, I'm very wishfully hoping it could be more hardy..... even hardy enough to grow in the Panhandle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ahosey01 372 Report post Posted December 23, 2020 On 9/12/2016 at 9:35 AM, Eric in Orlando said: I stand corrected, we have 3 Araucaria rulei planted out at Leu Gardens; Can you speak to any freezes these things have lived through? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Manalto 381 Report post Posted December 24, 2020 Not more prehistoric looking but a worthy contributor to the dinosaur bouquet, I think. Mahonia bealei: 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites