Wollemi-pine Araucariaceae Wollemia nobilis W.G.Jones, K.D.Hill & J.M.Allen symbol: -- Leaf: Evergreen, linear, gradually tapering to a blunt point, to 3 inches long, thick and tough, spirally arranged but displayed as two- or four-ranked; shiny yellow-green above and below. Flower: Male cones solitary at branch tips, to 4 inches. Immature female cones are large, higher in the tree, and globular; take 20 months to mature. Fruit: Borne at the branch tips, which senesce after the fruit ripens; female cones are globular, dark brown, and 5 inches long by 4 inches wide, disintegrating at maturity. Twig: Green; terminal buds are resin-covered; lateral branches grow horizontal or slightly pendant from the main trunk. Bark: Dark brown, distinctively spongy-warty. Form: An upright tree with a narrow crown to 130 feet tall. The form is unique, as branches do not develop further lateral branching. Additional Range Information: Wollemia nobilis is planted in the USDA hardiness zones shown above and is not known to widely escape cultivaton. External Links: © Copyright 2016, Virginia Tech Dept. of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, all rights reserved. Photos and text by: John Seiler, Edward Jensen, Alex Niemiera, and John Peterson