Mystery Monday - Name That Tree!

By Vanessa Richins Myers, About.com GuideJanuary 21, 2013

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We had good guesses from Karen and Pete for last week's shrub, but it wasn't quite the right one. It was a hard one! It was Acacia eburnea.

Let's see who can get this week's tree, suggested by a friend:

This is one of the oldest and largest trees in the Southern Hemisphere
Seeds are not produced until the tree is 200 years old, and it lives up to 3,600 years.
It was heavily logged because the wood is excellent, but is now protected under Chile's Natural Heritage.
UNO has named this tree as one of the wonders of the world

Good luck and happy guessing!

January 22, 2013 at 6:08 am (1) Jomo says:: Alerce, also called Patagonian Cypress, (species Fitzroya cupressoides)
January 22, 2013 at 12:50 pm (2) Quentin says:: Pinus longaeva- Bristlecone Pine
January 22, 2013 at 12:51 pm (3) Quentin says:: Pinus longaeva (Bristlecone Pine)
January 23, 2013 at 2:34 am (4) Anand Dogra says:: It is ‘Alerc’, the Patagonian cypress: Fitzroya curessoides.

2. Last week’s mystery shrub was indeed hard. I reckoned it was very close to Mimosa himalayana except has flowers are mauve in this case.