Date of issue: 8 August 2005
Designer: Lisa Christensen
Engraver: Australia Post Design Studio
Plant: Wollemia nobilis
Family: ARAUCARIACEAE
Wollemi Pine
A tall tree to 40 m resembling the bunya pine, Araucaria bidwillii, but tending to coppice from the base. Leaves are narrowly triangular with a pointed tip. Male and female cones are borne on the one plant. Male cones are about 10 cm long and 2 cm in diameter and female cones are about 12 cm long and 10 cm in diameter. Cone-bearing branches tend to fall when cones are mature. Distribution: NSW.
Propagation From cuttings, seed and tissue culture.