Blue Quandong

The Blue Quandong is dropping heaps of brillantly coloured seeds at present. This tree we planted many years ago and it is now probably over 20m high with well formed buttresses. They are reported to grow to over 35m

Binomial name : Eleocarpus grandis
Common  name : Blue Quandong

The blue fruits are about 2-3cm diameter  and the thin layer of flesh just under the skin has a tart flavour.  They make an eye catching sight when scattered across the ground near our Chook run. We don't utilise the fruit at all but no doubt some birds and marsupials do so in the rainforest which is where this tree mainly exists.  I have never found any seedlings from this tree so this year  I think I will try and get some seed to germinate.


Also photo of the progress on the water chute- the bottom pond
is largely complete apart from water plants and setting up
the solar pump ( still to be got). Construction was old railway sleepers with a rubberised pond liner.

Also photo of the rose arch - Lamarque and Pinkie are the varieties.