Jun 30, 2018
Plant of the Day
Saturday 30 June 2018
From the wet, temperate rainforests of South West Tasmania, Lagarostrobus franklinii (huon pine) is not actually a pine but a member of the family Podocarpaceae. This rare tree was growing successfully in the woodland garden of Brodick Castle, Isle of Arran, Scotland, enjoying the moist conditions. As the tree grows so slowly in the wild it has long lasting wood and has been used for boat building, but is now endangered. In Tasmania there are clonal colonies that are 5,000 or more years old.
Jill Raggett