| Hello there I have this mighty tree growing at my place. I live on a few acres, so I have room for it. I am just north of Sydney and the tree is not in its natural habitat. I think it is curious as to why you want to grow this tree, all the way over in England ? It must be a special interest of yours. I thought I would tell you about my experience with this tree. The specimen I have is about 30 m high. Every January, and only then, it produces the huge cones, that you are probably familiar with. They are fascinating. They crash to the ground, usually in the mornings and not at other times of the day. You would certainly be injured if you happened to be standing under the dropping cone ! My tree happens to be growing over a driveway, so it has bothered me that one of those cones could fall on my head or somebody else's head. Luckily we live in a quiet spot so not many people around. One year I had someone steal all my cones from under the tree ! I just love the cones, and usually pop piles of them in the boot of the car and drive them up to my house at the top of a hill. I had them all lined up, so I could look at them. The seeds are fascinating how they all slot together. Eventually they dry out and fall apart. I have popped the remains of last January's cones onto the garden and have used them as mulch. Occasionally the seeds germinate and start growing. I have also eaten the nuts inside the seeds, which are lovely roasted. It really is a fascinating tree. A real beauty, but you certainly need a big garden to grow it in. I would not recommend it to be grown in a public space. Hope all goes well with your seed search. Do they even grow these trees in England ? Regards
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