Apr 26, 2007

Funny Little Trees

Xanthorrhoea in the Valley I saw these funny little trees when I was walking up at Samford Forest the other day, then again this morning, when I went exploring.

Their proper name is Xanthorrhoea, which is quite difficult to spell, like diarrhoea, which is topical. Easier to spell, though much less politically correct, is Black Boy, which is apparently an Aboriginal name for them.

They are extremely hardy, according to my sources, capable of withstanding bushfires - in fact positively encouraged by them - and of living for up to 600 years.

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