Bunya-Bunya (Araucaria bidwillii)

Family: Araucariaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Form: Columnar, Pyramidal.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

delicious, it has the texture of a waxy boiled potato with the flavour of chestnuts. — Seed - raw, cooked or ground into a powder.; Starchy and delicious, it has the texture of a waxy boiled potato with the flavour of chestnuts.; Large, it is an important food source for the Australian Aborigines.; Cones can be up to 4.5 kilos in weight and contain up to 150 seeds.

Habitat & North American Range

Rich volcanic soils in moist valleys at low elevations near the coast. (Zone 9)