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Sandpaper Fig – A River’s Friend

Sandpaper Fig Tubestock

Sandpaper fig is native to East Coast of Australia. It always grows near streams. First time I saw this tree was in Royal National Park. There was a thick stand of trees on a flat patch by the river that would always flood after the big rains. All these trees were of the same kind, […]

Two New Bushfoods: Pigeon Berry and Fan Flower

scaevola-calendulacea, bushfood

We shifted our attention from the herbs towards edible plants (we still do the herbs)  and discovered two fruits, both ripe now, in early spring. To disappoint you, both aren’t good enough to make it into our edible plant nursery, but at least one of them is nice to nibble on. Pigeon Berry, Coast Beard […]