You seemed to be interested in the story of the bunya bunya pines that I posted last week. Today, when I went into my art session, which is held in the Botanic Gardens, I saw this display of the cones.
They have been brought into the room for artists to paint. We are not allowed to bring non-Bot. Garden material, for fear of spreading the myrtle rust disease into the gardens. So, the gardens provide material for classes to use.
I was able to get some close ups of the nuts. I didn’t realise that they were so big. No wonder Aborigines feasted on them.
These other photos are just general shots. You can see how the casings fit so neatly together around the central core of the cone. Wonderful patterns!
Anne Lawson Art 
8 replies on “More bunya bunya pines”
They really are beautiful and unique. Did you taste one too?
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No, but while I imagine they would taste like pine nuts, they probably don’t! They would have been a bonanza for Aboriginal people.
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Yes, that is true.
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For some reason these bunya bunya cones remind me of artichokes – especially those individual ‘petals’ [?]. I’m really curious to know what they taste like!
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I don’t know. Perhaps that is my next task……:)
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Artichokes are actually surprisingly beautiful plants. 😀
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Hi Anne, I am a beginner and attend Mali’s Monday pm class at RBG. I wanted to continue with my bunya ‘scale’ drawing and your photos will help. Mali has painted a beautiful ‘scale’ and showed us last week.
Leonie Ashton
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Mali is a truly gifted painter!
I am glad that my photos can help. How is your drawing going? I would love to see it sometime. I am going to post about my painting for the Beckler Project, if you would like to drop by and have a look.
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