Also of note as the only conifer that occurs native in India south of the Ganges & Indus rivers (i.e., the part which used to be a separate continent before plate tectonics joined it to Asia). Thought to be a geologically recent colonist there, though.

Resin

Good point - I had forgotten how widely distributed it is.

so it probably wont grow in MI ... lol ...

i would have guessed banana.. rather than conifer.. lol .. just goes to show you what i know in the NAME THAT PLANT category ... if it isnt in my yard.. it doesnt exist.. lol ...

thx for the pix ...

ken

And where, pray tell, would we be able to get one of the tasty things? I think I need one.

My guess is it'll be toast where I live, maybe I should try an experiment...

Droooool. That is all.

Is it ever grown as a potted plant?

Looks cool. Can't find any pics online which show more than a branch, hard to imagine what it looks like. Sort of weeping?

I will see if I am allowed to reveal the source and whether it can be propagated. I will say that one is growing outside in Florida, but in a warm area that doesn't experience hard freezes. It will grow in a pot just fine for quite some time. Here is the whole plant: