Around the age of 14 begins to produce cones which take up to 18 months to mature. They fruit every two to three years though three years is favored.

At what age do Bunya Pines fruit?

They are plentiful once in three years, and when the ripening season arrives, which is generally in the month of January. The trees pollinate in South East Queensland in September/October and the cones fall 17 to 18 months later in late January to early March from the coast to the current Bunya Mountains.

How old is the oldest Bunya pine?

Today they grow in the wild in only a few locations in southeast and north Queensland. One such area, the Bunya Mountains, is the remains of an old shield volcano – about 30 million years old, with peaks rising to more than 1,100 metres.