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Podocarpaceae

W/C = Wild Collected
Lagarostrobos franklinii (Hook f.) Quinn

  • Query IPNI
  • Common Name: Huon Pine
  • Family: Podocarpaceae Endl.

  • Country of Origin: Australia - western Tasmania
  • Habitat: along river systems and in wet mountains

  • Culture: In cultivation, it will take many years to reach more than a few feet, with a squat, conical shape. Rich, moist soil and partial shade are preferable. Hardy to Zone 8
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200800101
  • Source: Chad Husby (FIU) ex Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery
  • Accession Date: 08-01-2008
  • Bench: 2308 - Temperate Australia / New Zealand
  • Qty: 1 confirmed on 04-27-2009
Classification:

  • Division: Pinophyta
  • Class: Taxopsida
  • SubClass: gymnosperms
  • Order: Pinales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Podocarpaceae
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References:

  1. Conifers.org
  2. Mount Read Huon Pine by Dr. Keith Corbett at The Australian Plants Society Tasmania Inc.
  3. Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery

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