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Bob Brighton beside his Marang tree.

Marang

May 17, 2012 // 0 Comments

At a recent meeting of the Cassowary Coast Branch Bob Brighton showed us his strange looking entire leaf form of Marang . Artocarpus odoratissimus . Usually this tree has very distinctive lobed leaves very much like a breadfruit . Bobs are much more entire , and fruits fairly easily . Many people have told me they have large very old marangs that have never fruited. ...

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ceylon spinach in pot

Ceylon Spinach (Basella alba)

January 25, 2012 // 2 Comments

You don’t need a green thumb to grow tropical spinach, it is the easiest vegetable to grow. Ceylon spinach will grow either from a piece or from the dark purple fruit. It thrives in a variety of moist or wet conditions and will grow all year round. I have it growing in a bath trough in soil covered with bagasse cane mulch in full sun. It is also growing in a water soaked gravel ...

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Yellow Mangosteen

December 17, 2011 // 5 Comments

My yellow mangosteen is going berserk at the moment,usually it has,at any given time,flowers--small fruit--mature fruit--and two or three fruit ready to pick. It had a bit of a holiday after the "big wet" 2010/2011 ,but now, ten months later,has had a massive crop all maturing at the same time.Great if you are commercial and want to harvest the crop all at qnce, but I hope it returns to its...

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Dwarves in your backyard - Solomon varieties of dwarf coconuts

September 15, 2011 // 4 Comments

WORDS BY PAUL RICHARDSON PHOTOGRAPHS BY PAUL RICHARDSON AND ROGER GOEBEL A recent global survey found 780 described coconut varieties. Many have been developed specifically for certain commercially important traits. Tall varieties represent the majority in commercial production due to a higher copra yield and longer productive lifespan, but the merits of the dwarf varieties are well worth c...

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Tree planting in the grounds of the Gin Gin High School, Queensla ...
August 23, 2009 // 8 Comments
Spice up your life with allspice
January 17, 2006 // 6 Comments
Adel's Grove - botanical oasis in the outback
September 15, 2011 // 6 Comments
Yellow Mangosteen
December 17, 2011 // 5 Comments
Aibeka
December 3, 2007 // 4 Comments

Marang
May 17, 2012 // 0 Comments
Hinkler Rare Fruit Meeting - Feb AGM
February 25, 2012 // 1 Comment
Ceylon Spinach (Basella alba)
January 25, 2012 // 2 Comments
Rare Fruit Australia AGM in May 2012
December 18, 2011 // 4 Comments
Christmas Greetings
December 19, 2011 // 0 Comments

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