Central Florida

[tropicbreeze]

1 hour ago, Silas_Sancona said:

Technically,  Causarinaceae  are Dicots  distantly related to Oaks and Walnut rather than Palms or other Monocots

 

As I said, "They're more closely related to Palm Trees than to Pine Trees."

The OP only needs to do a little research.

[RedRabbit]

15 minutes ago, tropicbreeze said:

As I said, "They're more closely related to Palm Trees than to Pine Trees."

The OP only needs to do a little research.

It’s not that easy to ID it, especially when they look almost the same as an Australian pine.

[Silas_Sancona]

55 minutes ago, RedRabbit said:

It’s not that easy to ID it, especially when they look almost the same as an Australian pine.

Considering Pines ( Genus Pinus ) aren't native to AUS. ..or New Zealand ...and have completely different, fairly distinct morphological features when comparing the two when ID'ing,  even from a distance, or via pictures,   there is no confusing one as the other.  

 

[3DThrills]

Have you ever cut down an Australian Pine?
That wood is like iron.

As for Sabal Palms, not all Sabal Palms are alike.
I'm near Dunnellon and I've got a gorgeous Sabal Causiarum that a benevolent possum must have pooped here 10 years ago.
I moved in 16 years ago and had different things planted in this spot for about 5 years.
The trunk is only 6 foot tall (20 inches wide) and the thick canopy is over 20 feet wide.
The mass of one of these mature trees has to be over 3x the mass of our native Sabal.
I planted 100 of its offspring in 2023 and I've got 400 more seedlings that I planted this year.

[RedRabbit]

6 hours ago, Silas_Sancona said:

Considering Pines ( Genus Pinus ) aren't native to AUS. ..or New Zealand ...and have completely different, fairly distinct morphological features when comparing the two when ID'ing,  even from a distance, or via pictures,   there is no confusing one as the other.  

 

Yes, obviously not pinus. Did someone say it was?