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Australian Banksia serrata

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A tree that’s native to my area and also in my garden. The old  man banksia May Gibbs wrote about them in snugglepot and cuddle pie. A plant that needs  fire to regenerate. They can actually catch fire with heat from a bush fire 20 meters away bursting into flames creating spot fires. A beautiful tree with an amazing flower slow growing to reach a decent size. A true Australian beauty. 

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Great trees, also native to NW Tas. I've got a little grove that I grew from seed 20 years ago that have just started self seeding. Have dug up 3 or 4 seedlings to transplant elsewhere, so far so good.  They get to  a reasonable size in habitat, maybe 6 or 8 metres but have amazing character even as very young plants...highly recommend!

South Arm, Tasmania, Australia - 42° South

Mild oceanic climate, with coastal exposure.

 

Summer: 12°C (53°F) average min, to 21°C (70°F) average daily max. Up to 40°C (104°F max) rarely.

 

Winter: 6°C (43°F) average min, to 13°C (55°F) average daily max. Down to 0°C (32°F) occasionally, some light frost.

happypalms Grand Master

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4 hours ago, Jonathan said:

Great trees, also native to NW Tas. I've got a little grove that I grew from seed 20 years ago that have just started self seeding. Have dug up 3 or 4 seedlings to transplant elsewhere, so far so good.  They get to  a reasonable size in habitat, maybe 6 or 8 metres but have amazing character even as very young plants...highly recommend!

Yep the big bad banksia men. Great flowers the cockatoos love the seeds. One great tree to have a good asset in the garden tough as well. 

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